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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
Whitechapel 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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| M–(Continued.) | Date of Reports. | Page of Reports. |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officers of Health and the establishing of hospitals for the reception of patients suffering from infectious diseases | June, 1878 | 12 |
| ,, „ „ suggestions for preventing the spread of infectious diseases | April, 1875 | 9, 10 & 11 |
| ,, „ „ as regards unhealthy dwellings, duties of | Sept. 1871 | 14 |
| ,, „ „ should inspect the ground plans of all houses in course of construction | Dec. 1878 | 21 |
| „ „ „ and School Board Schools | Sept. 1871 | 15 |
| „ ,, ,, on Hospitals for the reception of non-pauper cases of infectious diseases | June, 1878 | 11 & 12 |
| „ „ ,, memorandum of, on arresting the spread of scarlet fever | June, 1873 | 14, 15 & 16 |
| „ ,, „ on compulsory intimation of cases of infectious disease | March,1878 | 15 |
| „ „ „ required to give satisfactory reasons for condemning houses as unfit for habitation | July, 1876 | „ |
| Medical Officer's Report to the Board respecting condition of houses in Nelson Court, Whitechapel Road | Sept. 1871 | 9 |
| „ Charities in District | April, 1858 | 5 |
| „ advice, great facilities in obtaining | Sept. 1861 | 4 |
| „ cases among paupers, excessive number of | March,1862 | 7 |
| „ science and epidemic diseases | „ 1866 | 6 |
| „ Officers of the Union, returns of, are reliable | „ 1872 | 5 |
| ,, „ ,, thanks accorded to | Oct. 1856 | „ |
| „ „ „ returns of sickness | Jan. 1864 | 9 |
| Memorial of the inhabitants respecting the unhealthy condition of Goulston Street | Oct. 1875 . | 12 |
| „ „ College of Physicians to the Home Secretary on Lodgings of the Poor | March,1877 | 18 |
| „ „ Charity Organization Society | „ „ | „ |
| Memoranda by Mr. Vallance on the Vaccination Act | Dec. 1870 | 17,18,19 & 20 |
| Memorandum on hospital accommodation and on ambulances prepared by the Local Government Board | „ 1876 | 15 & 16 |
| „ on disinfection by Mr. Simon | Oct. 1869 | 10&11 |
| „ on precautions to be taken against cholera by Mr. Simon | Cholera Rept. Vol. 3 | 10 |
| „ on arresting the spread of scarlet fever by Medical Officers of Health | June, 1873 | 14, 15, & 16 |
| April, 1875 | 9 & 10 | |
| Meningitis, tubercular, or acute hydrocephalus | Oct. 1874 | 4 |
| Mercury used in factories, danger resulting from | March,1860 | 6 |
| Mercurial salivation, death from | June, 1862 | 4 |
| Methylated spirit, nuisance from storing the same | „ 1860 | 7 |
| Metropolitan Board of Works should obtain power to form bye-laws for the regulation of cow-houses | July, 1875 | 13 |
| „ „ „ and weekly returns of sickness | Oct. 1864 | 9 |
| „ „ „ ought to have been active promoters of Mr. Cross' Act | Dec. 1878 | 16 |
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