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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 1939
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1939
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Statutory Declarations of Objection received ... 1407
DISINFECTING STATION - RETURN OF WORK
| Notified Infectious diseases | Other diseases | Miscellaneous | Scabies | Vermin | Total All Cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms disinfected | 934 | 343 | 22 | 257 | 952 | 2,508 |
| Lots of bedding disinfected | 629 | 198 | 316 | 254 | 210 | 1,607 |
| Total Visits | 1,277 | 548 | 1,273 | 509 | 803 | 4,410 |
Number of articles disinfected by steam ... ... ... 36,080
Number of articles disinfected by formalin ... ... 2,017
Number of books disinfected ... ... ... ... ... 627
Beds and mattresses destroyed ... ... ... ... 721
Miscellaneous goods destroyed ... ... ... ... 1,579
T. C. qr. 1b.
Weight of Unsound foods destroyed ... ... ... ... 22. 7. 0. 14¾
Weight of furniture etc., destroyed ... ... ... 6, 5. 0. 0.
weight of dead animals destroyed ... ... ... ... 3.14. 2. 0½
Children
| Persons cleansed | Number of attendances. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scabies | Vermin | |||
| Males | Females | Males | Females. | |
| Adults | 83 | 84 | 54 | 1 |
| Children | 2,036 | 2,248 | 216 | 1,063 |
NUMBER OF BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS PERFORMED 1939
Swabs for diphtheria ... ... ... ... ... ... 1905
Sputa for tubercle ... ... ... ... ... ... 1431
Blood for Widal test ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
Faeces for Typhoid-paratyphoid group ... ... ... 3
Milks (bacteriological) ... ... ... ... ... 40
Bath waters " ... ... ... ... ... ... 14
Well waters " ... ... ... ... ... ... 16
Ice Cream " ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
Miscellaneous specimens ... ... ... ... ... 11
Total ... ... 3429
VACCINATION 1939.
No. of names received in birth lists ... ... ... 3288
Certificates of Successful Vaccination received 1273
Certificates of Postponement received ... ... ... 4
Certificates Of Insusceptibility received ... ... 4
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