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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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of the illness, and, on request, for conditions other than notifiable.
In cases of request a charge may be made depending on the circumstances
of the case. Bedding and wearing apparel can be
removed to the Disinfecting Station, White Hart Road, where they
can be submitted to steam disinfection. Books may be treated
with formalin.
The accompanying table shows in detail the work carried out
during the year.
Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended 31st December, 1970
| Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Sheets | Blankets | Eiderdowns | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Wearing Apparel | Rugs & Mats | Covers | Total No. Articles Disinfected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | _ | — | _ | 6 | 4 | 8 | _ | _ | 3 | _ | 4 | - | _ | 25 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | n | 15 | _ | 14 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 17 | — | 5 | 11 | 70 | 49 | 4 | - | 210 |
| Cancer | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | _ | 10 | 4 | 7 | _ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 1 | - | 60 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polio-Myelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | — | 12 |
| Scabies | 8 | 11 | _ | 9 | _ | 23 | 13 | 27 | _ | 4 | 8 | 40 | 20 | - | _ | 144 |
| Other Diseases | 64 | 136 | 2 | 86 | _ | 357 | 74 | 98 | — | 4 | 61 | 550 | 119 | - | - | 1,351 |
| Verminous Premises | 20 | 29 | — | 8 | 1 | 30 | 39 | 66 | — | 1 | 25 | 107 | 352 | 1 | — | 630 |
| Articles for Overseas | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 175 | - | — | 207 |
| TOTAL | 115 | 196 | 2 | 120 | 2 | 455 | 144 | 223 | - | 15 | 113 | 808 | 751 | 6 | 2,639 |
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Eltham Crematorium
The Crematorium, situated in the grounds adjoining Eltham
Cemetery, is administered by the Eltham Joint Crematorium Committee
which comprises the London Boroughs of Greenwich and
Bexley and the Boroughs of Dartford and Gravesend.
The number of cremations which took place during 1970 totalled
3,377. Of these, 1,252 were from within the Borough compared
with 1,200 in 1969.
Exhumations
Four exhumations were carried out during the current year and
a Public Health Inspector was present to see that all the usual
precautions were observed.