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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
Greenwich 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended December, 1950
| Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Sheets | Blankets | Eiderdowns | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Wearing Apparel | Rugs and Mats | Covers | Total No. of Articles Disinfected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 148 | 238 | 70 | 151 | 103 | 300 | 295 | 436 | 91 | 30 | 68 | 420 | 433 | 29 | 107 | 2,533 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 111 |
| Tuberculosis | 78 | 146 | 30 | 64 | 41 | 165 | 129 | 195 | 33 | 17 | 34 | 236 | 102 | 4 | 39 | 1,089 |
| Cancer | 22 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 186 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 14 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 39 | — | 9 | 263 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 10 | —. | 3 | 54 |
| Polio-Myelitis | 39 | 71 | 20 | 51 | 26 | 95 | 95 | 120 | 31 | 22 | 17 | 119 | 121 | 10 | 27 | 754 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | _- | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 16 |
| Measles | 8 | 12 | — | 20 | — | 22 | 19 | 41 | 2 | — | 3 | 15 | 9 | — | 2 | 133 |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases | 93 | 106 | 20 | 100 | 26 | 189 | 60 | 190 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 108 | 8,693* | 4 | 25 | 9,459 |
| Verminous Premises | 32 | 2 | 16 | 46 | 29 | 91 | 50 | 81 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 141 | 45 | 1 | 17 | 551 |
| Total | 445 | 657 | 173 | 470 | 251 | 974 | 720 | 1,166 | 195 | 97 | 175 | 1,137 | 9,501 | 55 | 235 | 15,149 |
| Articles destroyed | — | — | 44 | 68 | 20 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 227 | 74 | 23 | 9 | 574 |
| Note :— * 8,600 disinfected on behalf of a firm for exportation. | ||||||||||||||||