Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Palliasses | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Blankets | Sheets | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Total No.ArticlesDisinfected |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 80 | 170 | 37 | — | 55 | 50 | 143 | 204 | 118 | 23 | 88 | 283 | 1,001 |
Diphtheria | 48 | 101 | 25 | — | 25 | 27 | 82 | 115 | 68 | 6 | 51 | 137 | 536 |
Tuberculosis | 49 | 149 | 20 | — | 26 | 26 | 83 | 78 | 41 | 13 | 27 | 59 | 373 |
Cancer | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 38 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 11 |
Chicken-pox | 9 | 17 | 8 | — | 43 | — | 17 | 66 | 3 | — | 14 | 36 | 187 |
Measles | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 46 |
Scabies | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 44 |
Verminous | 28 | 18 | 17 | — | 40 | 16 | 53 | 114 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 357 |
„ (C.D. Shelters, etc.) | 34 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 129 | — | 113 | 346 | 2 | 2 | — | 40 | 636 |
„ (Rest Centres) | 26 | 8 | — | — | 256 | 10 | 13 | 1,511 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1,796 |
„ (N.F.S.) | 46 | — | — | — | 2,188 | — | 2,038 | — | — | — | — | — | 4,226 |
Miscellaneous | 77 | 99 | 32 | 2 | 139 | 30 | 209 | 299 | 19 | 25 | 42 | 27 | 824 |
Total | 415 | 667 | 150 | 5 | 2,920 | 172 | 2,784 | 2,783 | 303 | 95 | 262 | 650 | 10,124 |
No. of articles destroyed 172
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