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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 1944
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1944
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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 | 582 | 66 | 13 | 21 | 53 | 863 | 1598 |
| Lots of bedding disinfected | 378 | 82 | 391 | 464 | 96 | 272 | 1683 |
Number of articles disinfected by steam . ... ... ... ... 6,686
" " " " " formalin ... ... ... ... 997
" . " books disinfected ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...228
Beds and Mattresses destroyed . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 63
Miscellaneous goods destroyed . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 138
T. C. qr. lb.
Weight of Unsound foods destroyed . ... ... ... ... 8 8 0 .12
" " Old and verminous furniture etc.
destroyed ... 5 0 0
" " dead animals destroyed .. ... ... ... ... 3 0 0
CLEANSING STATION
| Persons cleansed | Number of attendances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scabies | Vermin | |||
| Males | Females | Males | Females. | |
| Adults | 714 | 885 | 257 | 133 |
| Children | 2,800 | 3,003 | 708 | 1,593 |
NUMBER OF BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS PERFORMED 1944
Swabs for diphtheria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 721
Sputa for tubercle... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 766
Milks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36
Faeces for Typhoid Group ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
" " Sonne dysentery .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 132
Urine for Dysentery . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Bath waters. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 2
Miscellaneous specimens . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52
Total 1,716
VACCINATION 1944.
No. of names received in birth lists ... ... ... ... 1,872
Certificates of Successful Vaccination received . ... 1,359
" " Postponement received ... ... ... ... ... 15
" " Insusceptibility received ... ... ... 4
Statutory Declarations of Objection received ... ... 493
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