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
Hackney 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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CONTENTS
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Committees 1
Staff 2
Introduction 3
Social Conditions and vital Statistics 5
Infectious and Contagious Diseases 17
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area 30
Housing 41
Legal Proceedings 54
Atmospheric Pollution 56
Factories, Shops and Offices 68
Inspection and Supervision of Pood and Pood Premises 70
Welfare of Aged Persons 82
Health Education 83
Services provided by other authorities and voluntary organisations 85
APPENDIX
Causes of deaths, in age groups of Hackney Residents 1
Births and Deaths, with Rates, in Hackney, and Birth and Death Rates in
the County of London and England and Wales 1937-1961 3
Drainage works carried out by the staff of the Department at owners'
request and expense 4
Details of Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act 7
Factories and Outwork 14
Summary of Analyses of Pood Samples 17