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
Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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112
Pages
Ice Cream 78
Infantile Mortality 16, 20, 25, 26
Infectious Diseases 84-91
Infectious Diseases, Non-notifiable 92
Insulin, Supply of 33
Introduction 3
Laboratory Facilities 29
Legal Proceedings (Adulteration of Food) 70, 76
(Sanitary and Housing) 51
Maternity and Child Welfare (Report by Dr. Ruby Thomson) 35
Ante-natal Clinics 40
Charitable Organisations 44
Day Nursery 42
Dental Clinic 41
Eye and Skin Defects 41
Health Visitors 35
Home Nursing 30, 42
Infant Life Protection 37
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 39
Massage Clinic 41
Maternity Home 37
Maternal Mortality 17, 18
Notification of Births 40
Provision of Milk 43
Measles Epidemic 88
Milk, Automatic Milk Machines 71
Bacteriological Examinations of 73
Examination of 70
Inspection and Supervision of Dairies and Milkshops 72
Purveyors 72
Samples, Composition of 71
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, and Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 72
Milk (Special Designation) Order, 1936 72
Mortuary 57
National Rat Week 56
Outworkers 59
Overcrowding 65
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933 79
Pigeons, Nuisance from 57
Prevention of Blindness 94
Preserved Food, Registration of Premises 78
Public Analyst, Report of 80-82
Baths and Washhouses 54
Cleansing 46
Conveniences 55
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927 76
Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927 76
TABLE 45
| In a separate room in | 55 cases. |
| Alone in bed with one other in room in | 13 cases. |
| Alone in bed with two others in room in | 6 cases. |
| Alone in bed with three others in room in | 2 cases |
| In bed with one person and no others in room in | 64 cases. |
| In bed with one person and one other in room in | 18 cases. |
| In bed with one person and two others in room in | 1 case. |
| In bed with one person and three others in room in | 1 case. |
| In bed with two persons and no others in room in | 3 cases. |
| In bed with two persons and one other in room in | 1 case. |
TABLE 46
| 1 | Baker | 1 | Hotel Storekeeper |
| 2 | Barmen | 1 | House Porter |
| 1 | Billiard Marker | 9 | Labourers |
| 1 | Blacksmith | 1 | Lath Fixer |
| 1 | Bricklayer | 1 | Machinery Dealer |
| 1 | Bus Driver | 1 | Manager, Public House |
| 1 | Bus Conductor | 1 | Marble Mason |
| 1 | Canvasser | 6 | Motor Drivers |
| 2 | Carpenters | 1 | Painter |
| 1 | Caterer | 1 | Paymaster |
| 5 | Clerks | 1 | Plasterer |
| 1 | Coach Trimmer | 1 | Plate Cleaner |
| 2 | Commercial Travellers | 3 | Plumbers |
| 1 | Converter | 4 | Porters |
| 1 | Cycle Dealer | 1 | Printer's Reader |
| 1 | Draughtsman | 1 | Railway Clerk |
| 1 | Dry Cleaner | 1 | Scaffolder |
| 2 | Electricians | 3 | Shop Assistants |
| 2 | Factory Hands | 2 | Shopkeepers |
| 3 | Fitters | 1 | Sorter (P.O.) |
| 1 | Gas Fitter | 1 | Student |
| 1 | Greengrocer | 1 | Switch Inspector |
| 1 | Hairdresser | 1 | Theatrical Dresser |
| 1 | Handyman | 1 | Timber Salesman |
| 1 | Hawker | 1 | Storeman |
| 1 | Nil. | ||
| 1 | Advertiser | 1 | Hospital Maid |
| 1 | Bakery Packer | 1 | Housekeeper |
| 2 | Cinema Attendants | 26 | Housewives |
| 1 | Cinema Manageress | 2 | Laundry Hands |
| 1 | Cleaner | 1 | Librarian |
| 6 | Clerks | 1 | Nurse |
| 1 | Counter Hand (Milk Bar) | 1 | Pumper |
| 9 | Domestics | 4 | Shop Assistants |
| 3 | Dressmakers | 2 | Typists |
| 8 | Factory Hands | 4 | Nil. |
| 6 | Boys | 5 | Girls |