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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
Harrow 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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INDEX Page.
General Statistics 3
Population 5
Birth- Rate 5
Death- Rate 6
Deaths at All Ages 6
Deaths of Harrow Paupers 6
Deaths of Residents Outside the District 6
Corrected Death- Rate 7
Infantile Death- Rate 8
Longevity of Harrow Residents 8
Health Visitors' Report 8
Earlier Registration of Births 10
Infectious Diseases 10
Diphtheria 10
Diphtheria Anti-Toxin 11
Enteric Fever 11
Bacteriological Examinations 11
Influenza 12
Isolation Hospital 12
Methods of Disinfection 12
Tuberculosis 12
Prevention of Consumption 13
Spitting in Streets 13
Disinfection of Rooms used by Tuberculous Patients 14
Prevention of Cancer 14
House Numbering 15
Houses Let in Lodgings 16
Common Lodging House 16
Scavenging 16
Dairy Farms, etc. 16
Milk from Outside the District 16
Veterinary Inspection of Milch Cows 17
Fish Frying 17
Water Supply 17
Ice Cream Premises 18
Slaughter Houses 18
Housing of the Working Classes 19
Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909 19
House to House Inspection 20
Factories and Workshops 21
Medical Inspection of School Children 21
Cottage Hospital 22
Harrow Boundaries 23
Surveyor's Report 23
Food and Drugs Act 24
Public Urinals 25
Meteorological Observations 25