London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Ice-Cream 24, 31
Infant mortality 8
Infectious diseases 11-20
Insulin 21
Knox Road Special School 91-93
Langdon Hill Sanatorium 36-37
Leavers (school) 97
Maladjusted children 89
Malaria 12
Maternal mortality 10
Maternity and Child Welfare 37-42, 47-50
Child Life Protection 41
Clinic work 39
Day Nurseries 42
Forest Gate Hospital 47-50
Health visiting 37-38
Home Help Service 42
Maternal deaths 41
Midwifery 39-40
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 12, 41
Premature births 41
Pueperal Pyrexia 12, 41
Measles
Medical inspection (school children) 67-68
Mental deficiency 52-58
Mental health social work 59-63
Milk, samples taken 22-24
Minor ailments (school children) 68
Mortuaries 21
Multiple defects (school children) 90
Nose and throat defects (school children) 71-76
Nursery schools and classes 96-97
Nutrition 66-67
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 12, 41
Ophthalmic clinic 69-71
Orthopaedic and postural defects
Partially deaf children 85
Partially sighted children 85
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933 27
Physically handicapped children 87-88
Plaistow Fever Hospital 13-17
Pneumonia 12
Poliomyelitis 12
Population 8
Public Analyst, report of 25-26
Puerperal Pyrexia 12-41
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery School 96
Rheumatism 76-77
Ringworm 68
Rodent control 31
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