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
Camberwell 1940
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1940
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DISINFECTING STATION – RETURN OF WORK.
| Notified Infectious Diseases | Other Diseases | Miscellaneous | A.R.P. Disinfecting and washing | Scabies | Vermin | Total all cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms disinfected | 475 | 332 | 38 | 23 | 170 | 680 | 1738 |
| Lots of bedding disinfected | 299 | 205 | 121 | 623 | 128 | 308 | 1684 |
| Total Visits | 763 | 639 | 635 | 1447 | 355 | 660 | 4519 |
Number of articles disinfected by steam 32,843
Number of articles disinfected by formalin 4,024
Number of books disinfected 128
Beds and mattresses destroyed 566
Miscellaneous goods destroyed 744
T. C. qr.lb.
Weight of Unsound foods destroyed 106 4 3 17
Weight of furniture etc., destroyed 4 13 3 0
Weight of dead animals destroyed 1 5 3 0
Weight of laundry disinfected 14 14 0 25
CLEANSING STATION
| Persons cleansed | Number of attendances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scabies | Vermin | |||
| Males | Females | Males | Females. | |
| Adults | 134 | 216 | 31 | 22 |
| Children | 1,029 | 1,501 | 319 | 944 |
NUMBER OF BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS PERFORMED 1940
| Swabs for diphtheria | 894 |
| Sputa for tubercle | 1017 |
| Blood for widal test | 3 |
| Faeces for Typhoid-paratyphoid group | 12 |
| Milks (bacteriological | 35 |
| Bath waters " | 16 |
| Well | 12 |
| Ice Cream " | 1 |
| Miscellaneous specimens | 20 |
| Total | 2010 |
VACCINATION 1940.
| No. of names received in birth lists | 2898 |
| Certificates of Succcesful Vaccination received | 1045 |
| certificates of Postponement received | – |
| Certificates of Insusceptibility received | 5 |
| Statutory Declarations of Objection received | 1154 |