Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926
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DISINFECTION.
The new Disinfecting and Cleansing premises were opened
in June, 1924, and are situate at Tunnel Avenue, Blackwall
Lane, East Greenwich.
The following returns show in detail the amount of work
performed during the year by the Disinfecting Staff:—
Number of Articles and Rooms Disinfected in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases for the
52 weeks ended 1st January, 1927.
Total No.
Articles
Disinfected
—
44
2,321
1,836
35
89
398
1,088
209
359
66
11
—
6,456
*Includes—Cancer; 35 Rooms; 284 Articles. Private Books Disinfected and Returned 250.
Odd
Articles
—
10
286
60
—
7
67
265
126
207
50
—
—
1,078
Quilts
—
5
193
139
8
13
21
28
6
4
1
—
—
418
Cushions
—
—
46
36
1
1
16
37
6
6
—
—
—
149
Sheets
—
—
40
25
1
11
9
22
—
4
—
—
—
112
Blankets
—
9
651
539
9
17
73
218
28
69
8
2
—
1,623
Pillows
—
9
574
513
8
18
109
316
17
29
3
5
—
1,601
Bolsters
—
4
176
177
4
7
29
30
8
8
—
2
—
445
Mattresses
—
3
148
113
3
6
38
127
16
20
—
1
—
475
Palliasses
—
—
2
2
—
1
—
2
—
2
1
—
10
Beds
—
4
205
232
1
8
36
43
2
10
3
1
—
545
Premises
Entered
—
6
324
378
6
9
120
60
40
11
2
3
—
959
Rooms
—
6
374
437
12
9
173
76
58
22
5
5
—
1,177
Infectious Diseases
Polio-Myelitis
Encephalitis Lethargica
Scarlet Fever
Diphtheria
Enteric Fever
Puerperal Fever
Tuberculosis
Other Diseases*
Measles
From Verminous Premises
Scabies
Iufluenza and Pneumonia
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
Total