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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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended December, 1948.
Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Paillasses | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Blankets | Sheets | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Total No. Articles Disinfected |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
scarlet Fever | 59 | 87 | 33 | — | 56 | 36 | 109 | 174 | 122 | 12 | 73 | 281 | 896 |
Diphtheria | 16 | 27 | 5 | — | 13 | 8 | 32 | 54 | 29 | — | 26 | 67 | 234 |
Tuberculosis | 58 | 111 | 24 | — | 46 | 35 | 127 | 147 | 96 | 15 | 50 | 295 | 835 |
Cancer | 19 | 31 | 10 | — | 14 | 15 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 221 |
Cerebro spinal Fever | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 16 |
Purposal Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 10 | 29 |
Typhiod Fever | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | — | 5 | 22 | 69 |
Polio Myelitie | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | — | 7 | 27 | 92 |
Other Diseases | 48 | 49 | 20 | — | 58 | 20 | 106 | 350 | 97 | 13 | 43 | 290 | 997 |
Verminous Premises | 30 | — | 24 | — | 29 | 23 | 56 | 202 | 41 | 9 | 42 | 151 | 577 |
Verminous (Housing G.B.C.) | 2 | — | — | — | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Total | 247 | 328 | 122 | — | 233 | 146 | 508 | 1,003 | 435 | 60 | 268 | 1,200 | 3,975 |
Articles destroyed | — | — | 22 | — | 83 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 210 |