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 Camberwell.
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DISINFESTATION. RETURN OF WORK, 1924.
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
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Persons cleansed, Verminous :— | |||||||||||||
Adults—Males | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 57 |
Females | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Children—Males | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 7 | – | 12 | 6 | 8 | 107 |
Females | 192 | 247 | 282 | 147 | 256 | 236 | 235 | 29 | 369 | 290 | 301 | 156 | 2,740 |
Porsone cleansed,scabies:- | |||||||||||||
Adults—Males | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Females | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
Children—Males | 37 | 37 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 66 | 76 | 52 | 369 |
Females | 38 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 25 | – | 11 | 55 | 34 | 43 | 340 |
Verminous rooms disinfected | 10 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 141 |
Verminous bedding disinfected | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 111 |