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
City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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INDEX TO TABLES.
| table. | page | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Medical Inspection—Gravesend | 9 |
| II. | Ditto —Sheerness | 9 |
| III. | Alien Passengers | 10 |
| IV. | Do. Ships | 10 |
| V. | Infectious Disease—Summary | 12 |
| VI. | Compulsory Notification of Infectious Disease, with number of Deaths | 13 |
| VII. | Vessels and premises disinfected | 14 |
| VIII. | Effects disinfected | 14 |
| IX. | Cholera | 17 |
| X. | Yellow Fever | 18 |
| XI. | Plague | 18 |
| XII. | Rats destroyed—Return of | 20 |
| XIII. | Smallpox | 22 |
| XIV. | Scarlatina and Scarlet Fever | 28 |
| XV. | Diphtheria | 29 |
| XVI. | Enteric Fever | 29 |
| XVII. | Measles | 31 |
| XVIII. | German Measles | 32 |
| XIX. | Erysipelas | 33 |
| XX. | Continued Fever | 33 |
| XXL | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 34 |
| XXII. | Tuberculosis—other kinds | 37 |
| XXIII. | Chickenpox | 39 |
| XXIV. | BeriBeri | 40 |
| XXV. | Hospital—Admissions, Discharges and Deaths | 41 |
| XXVI. | Unsound Food destroyed | 45 |
| XXVII. | Unsound Meat—Weights of | 46 |
| XXVIII. | Frozen Mutton and Lamb Imports | 47 |
| XXIX. | Livers | 50 |
| XXX. | Foreign Meat Regulations—Notices | 55 |
| XXXI. | Ditto ditto Certificates | 56 |
| XXXII. | OxTongues | 58 |
| XXXIII. | Tuberculous Pig Carcases | 61 |
| XXXIV. | Sanitary Inspection—Summary | 64 |
| XXXV. | Nuisances | 65 |
| XXXVI. | Ditto | 66 |
| XXXVII. | Sanitary Works | 67 |
| XXXVIII. | Offensive Cargoes | 68 |
| XXXIX. | Deaths of Seamen from Disease | 76 |
| XL. | Population of Port | 79 |
| XLI. | Canal Boats | 90 |
Appendix.
Statement of Receipts and Expenditure 91