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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
Bethnal Green 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| 1936-38 average | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious disease end food poisoning | 2074 | 865 | 404 | 663 | 930 | 1221 | 694 |
| Complaints | 4756 | 4293 | 3625 | 3305 | 4226 | 3947 | 3401 |
| House-to-house inspection | 672 | 451 | - | 4 | - | - | 41 |
| Total Visits | 44,608 | 44,954 | 32,627 | 31,277 | 36,368 | 33,092 | 30,723 |
| Premises where nuisances abated | 5657 | 4658 | 3592 | 3172 | 3585 | 3184 | 2814 |
| Preliminary notices | 5575 | 6234 | 4312 | 3585 | 4280 | 3675 | 2837 |
| Nuisance notices | 2474 | 3109 | 1878 | 1647 | 1623 | 1355 | 1042 |
DISINFECTION
the disinfecting staff sprayed 536 rooms and disinfected
22,827 articles.
The Personal Cleansing Station continues to be very well
used for the treatment of cases of Scabies, as many as 141 men,
459 women, and 270 children attending for this purpose and having
a total of 1888 treatments.
WAR-TIME NURSERIES
Two of the 4 nurseries in operation in the borough were
seriously damaged by flying bombs during the year and had to be
temporarily closed. Difficulty continues to be experienced in
obtaining adequate and suitable staff but despite this and other
adverse circumstances, the nurseries are now in good working order
and are performing a useful function in child care and nurture.
I hope that high among the priorities for reconstruction
building in the borough will be the provision of an adequate
number of modern Health Centres properly equipped and staffed
th© maintenance and improvement of the health of the residents.
VYNNE BORLAND,
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.