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Greenwich 1904

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904

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this number, 33 cases were under treatment in an Institution.
The ages of the patients were 2 under 1 year of age, 2 between 1
and 5, 15 between 5 and 15, 16 between 15 and 25, 87 between
25 and 65, and 1 over 65 years.
Disinfection has been offered and carried out in 85 cases;
200 bottles of disinfectants have been supplied to disinfect the
sputum in these cases.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND ENQUIRIES MADE IN
CONNECTION WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Excluding Measles.
Number of Houses Inspected and Enquiries made 1,509
„ Revisits 5,323
Forty Rooms have been cleansed after disinfection by the
Department.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND ENQUIRIES MADE IN
CONNECTION WITH MEASLES.
Number of Houses Inspected and Enquiries made 1,079
„ Revisits 1,670
The undermentioned Schools have been disinfected, owing
to the prevalence of infectious disease amongst the children
attending :—
Morden Terrace Infants' Department Measles.
Lombard Wall „ „ „
Fossdene Road „ „
Hughes' Fields „ „ ,,
Old Woolwich Road , ,, ,,