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
Bermondsey 1948
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1948
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BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY.
| Examined for | Total Examinations | Results of Examination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| 1947 | 1948 | 1947 | 1948 | 1947 | 1948 | |
| Diphtheria (specimens taken by Medical Officer of Health | 147 | 84 | – | – | 147 | 84 |
| Ditto (taken by general practitioners) | 281 | 301 | 2 | 1 | 279 | 300 |
| Diphtheria (total specimens taken) | 428 | 385 | 2 | 1 | 426 | 384 |
| Phthisis | 279 | 6 | 63 | – | 216 | 6 |
| Various | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Total specimens taken | 707 | 395 | 65 | 1 | 642 | 394 |
FOOD POISONING.
Two cases of Food Poisoning were notified to me during the
ear under The Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Section 17.
INSULIN FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS.
Twenty-two patients have been supplied during the period 1st
January to 4th July, 1948, as compared with twenty-two patients in
1947. (The Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 227.)
VACCINATION.
The Vaccination Acts, 1867 to 1907, were repealed by The National
Health Service Act, 1946.
The number of children successfully vaccinated during the period
1st January to 4th July, 1948, was 258.