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 Woolwich]
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Disinfection. The Disinfection Station is sometimes used
for special disinfection at the request of inhabitants. A
small charge is made in these cases, and during the year
65 such disinfections were carried out, and fees amounting
to £29 6s. 6d. were paid.
In tabular form below is shown the amount of disinfection
which was carried out during the year.
TABLE No. 59.
Rooms disinfected after infectious diseases | 657 |
,, ,, „ tuberculosis | 307 |
,, ,, ,, verminous cases | 43 |
Rooms disinfected for other reasons | 38 |
Total articles disinfected | 22,058 |
Disinfestation. As in previous years children have been
sent to the Cleansing Station for disinfestation under the
arrangement made with the London County Council. The
following Table, No. 60, shows the extent to which this
station has been used during the last five years.
TABLE No. 60.
Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
1923 | 280 | 1731 | 2011 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2030 |
1924 | 337 | 1924 | 2261 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 2288 |
1925 | 359 | 2082 | 2441 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 2470 |
1926 | 427 | 1934 | 2361 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 2387 |
1927 | 379 | 1852 | 2231 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 2285 |