[Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Bradford City / County Borough.

  • Bradford (West Yorkshire, England). Metropolitan District Council.
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Bradford City / County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. Members of Health Committee Letter of Address Part I. Vital Statistics A. Population .. B. Births Illegitimacy C. Deaths Mortality at Different Ages Deaths in Public Institutions Certification of Deaths Comparative Tables page 5-6 7 9 9 11 13 13 17 19 20 Part II. Records of Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 A. Zymotic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Smallpox .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Diarrhoea .. .. . . .. .. .. 30 Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. .. 33 Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Puerperal Fever ..... .. .. .. 34 Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 B. Other Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Tuberculosis .... .. .. .. .. 35 Cancer and Malignant Disease .. .. .. 36 Respiratory Diseases .. .. .. .. .. 37 Violence .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 38 Part III. Prevalence of and Control of Tuberculosis .. 38 A. Statistics of Morbidity and Mortality .. .. 38 Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 39 Other Forms of Tuberculosis.. .. .. .. 41 B. Measures for Prevention and Treatment .. .. 44 Work done in 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 44 Part IV. The Means of Preventing the Mortality in Child- Birth and Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 i. Ante-Natal Clinic and Maternity Hospital .. .. 47 ii. Infant Clinic and Hospital .. .. .. .. 47 iii. The Feeding of Nursing and Expectant Mothers .. 48 iv. The Health of Children under School Age .. .. 49 A. Maternity and Pre-Natal Hygiene .. .. .. 49 B. Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 C. Infant Mortality in 1915 •• •• •• .. ’ 61 D. Employment of Children Act, 1903 .. .. .. 67