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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
Lambeth 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Disinfecting Department
3 843 rooms and 8,318 articles of bedding were disinfected during
the year, among them being the rooms and articles used by the
613 cases of various forms of infectious disease taken to hospital;
488 certificates of disinfection were issued, and 159 library books
dealt with from the 7,156 premises visited during the year. The
clean van was used regularly for the delivery of stores to the day
nurseries which reached the Town Hall in bulk from the various
firms supplying the Ministry of Health.
| Specimen | Negative | Positive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swab for or suspected cases of Diphtheria | 1,067 | 18 | 1,085 |
| Sputum for suspected cases of Tuberculosis | 765 | 66 | 831 |
| Blood for suspected cases of Typhoid or Paratyphoid fever | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 1,844 | 92 | 1,936 |
The miscellaneous specimens consisted of 9 urines, 8 faeces and
3 bloods.