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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 1941
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1941
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DISINFECTING STATION -RETURN OF WORK.
| Notified Irffectious Diseases | Other Diseases | Miscellaneous | A.R.P Disinfecting and washing | Scabies | Vermin | Total all cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms disinfected | 428 | 195 | 5 | 36 | 301 | 736 | 1701 |
| Lots of bedding disinfected | 196 | 140 | 36 | 1065 | 520 | 275 | 2032 |
| Total Visits | 533 | 393 | 368 | 1317 | 732 | 654 | 3997 |
Number of articles disinfected by steam 44,394
„ „ „ „ by formalin 6,037
„ „ books disinfected 99
Beds and Mattresses destroyed 311
Miscellaneous goods destroyed 359
T. C. qr. lb.
Weight of Unsound foods destroyed 13 6 0 19¼
„ „ old and verminous furniture etc., destroved 3 14 3 6
„ „ dead animals destroyed - 1 0 0
CLEANSING STATION.
| Persons cleansed. | Number of attendances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scabies | Vermin | |||
| Males | Females | Males | Females. | |
| Adults | 427 | 357 | 20 | 8 |
| Children | 2,390 | 2,598 | 429 | 1,140 |
IfUMBLR OF BACTERIOLOGICAL EXALTATIONS 1941.
Swabs for diphtheria 500
Sputa for tubercle 697
Faeces for Typhoid-paratyphoid group 7
Milks 28
Bath waters 4
Well waters 6
Miscellaneous specimens 9
Total 1251
VACCINATION 1941.
No. of names received in birth lists 928
Certificates of Successful Vaccination received 546
„ „ Postponement received 2
„ „ Insusceptibility received 3
Statutory Declarations of Objection received 301