London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1923
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1923
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Number of Articles and Rooms Disinfected in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases for the 52 weeks ended 29th December, 1923.
| Infectious Diseases. | Rooms. | Premises Entered. | Beds. | Palliasses. | Mattresses. | Bolsters. | Pillows. | Blankets. | Sheets. | Cushions. | Quilts. | Odd Articles. | Total No. Articles Disinfected. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polio-Myelitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Small-pox | 19 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 276 | 342 |
| Scarlet Fever | 258 | 210 | 140 | .. | 80 | 117 | 325 | 402 | 58 | 39 | 110 | 668 | 1939 |
| Diphtheria | 206 | 182 | 114 | .. | 40 | 83 | 218 | 236 | 25 | 6 | 65 | 35 | 822 |
| Enteric Fever | 9 | 9 | 6 | .. | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | .. | 1 | 7 | 14 | 81 |
| Puerperal Fever | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 68 |
| Tuberculosis | 145 | 121 | 56 | 3 | 40 | 48 | 133 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 58 | 456 |
| Other Diseases | 188 | 111 | 39 | 4 | 254 | 66 | 346 | 325 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 745 | 1898 |
| Measles | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| From Verminous Premises | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 71 | 115 |
| Scabies | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .. | 8 | 2 | 34 |
| Influenza and Pneumonia | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 28 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| Total | 894 | 668 | 386 | 13 | 442 | 342 | 1104 | 1096 | 174 | 106 | 265 | 1881 | 5809 |