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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
Camberwell 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DISINFESTATION. RETURN OF WORK, 1927.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons cleansed, Vermin:— | |||||||||||||
| Adults—Males | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Females | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Children—Males | 16 | 47 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 22 | 30 | 361 |
| Females | 139 | 342 | 300 | 136 | 218 | 251 | 186 | 88 | 258 | 303 | 266 | 144 | 2,631 |
| Persons cleansed, scabies:— | i " ; | _ | ! | I | I 1 | '! f | "l | j | |||||
| Adults—Males | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 7 |
| Females | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Children—Males | 33 | 66 | 24 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 5 | – | 5 | 18 | 55 | 29 | 311 |
| Females | 6 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 49 | 65 | 20 | 26 | 314 |
| Verminous rooms disinfected | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 256 |
| Verminous bedding disinfected | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 113 |