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 the year 1918
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Plans deposited—Old Buildings under Notice | 46 |
„ „ —Old Buildings, Voluntary | 55 |
,, ,, — New Buildings and Additions | 6 |
107 | |
Applications without Plans | 57 |
Total number of Applications and Plans | 164 |
Water Service.
The following notices have been received from the Metropolitan Water Board as to houses from which water has been cut off:—
1.—Demolition | — |
2. - Empty | 3 |
3 — Leakage | 7 |
4.— Non-payment of Bates | 8 |
5.—No statement (Withdrawals) | — |
6.—By request | 5 |
7.—Broken Supply Pipe | 1 |
24 |
DISINFECTING- AND CLEANSING STATION.
Disinfection.
The work done during the year by the disinfecting staff is shown in thf following table:—
Disease. | No. of Cases. | No. of Houses. | No of Rooms Contents Disinfected or Destroyed. | No. of Rooms Sprayed and Fumigated. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 801 | 292 | 291 | 298 |
Diphtheria | 369 | 866 | 363 | 367 |
Enteric Fever | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
Erysipelas | 83 | 88 | 82 | 10 |
Puerperal Fever | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Cerebro spinal Meningitis | 18 | 13 | 18 | 16 |
Consumption | 95 | 94 | 71 | 74 |
Measles | 36 | 87 | 30 | 25 |
Cancer | 81 | 31 | 29 | 16 |
Vermin aud Scabies | 80 | 80 | 81 | 2 |
Other Diseases | 127 | 126 | 118 | 44 |
Totals | 1159 | 1146 | 1101 | 854 |