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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

Greenwich 1927

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927

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61
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 Stall : —

Table: Number of Articles and Rooms Disinfected in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases for the52 weeks ended 31st December, 1927.

Number of Articles and Rooms Disinfected in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases for the52 weeks ended 31st December, 1927.

Infectious DiseasesRoomsPremises EnteredBedsPalliassesMattressesBolstersPillowsBlanketsSheetsCushionsQuillsOdd ArticlesTotal No.ArticlesDisinfected
Polio-Myelitis22——1—33—3——10
Encephalitis Lethargica—————————————
Scarlet Fever484423276216323068180554442311872,673
Diphtheria416368226—1041745076554036142571,941
Enteric Fever1092—33917433145
Puerperal Fever1164—1072415152865150
Tuberculosis18112831—27407839851928275
Other Diseases*9067494127503104451362183271,405
Measles22——21142—2820
From Verminous Premises14103692616489381337277
Scabies223—2252——1621
Iufluenza and Pneumonia33———————————
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis221—1165——1—15
Total1,2171,022628154665241,6722,0831441564287166,832

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*Includes *—Cancer ; 25 Rooms ; 193 Articles. Private Books Disinfected and Returned 200.