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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
Deptford 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Typhoid fever - cases - deaths
Cerebro-spinal fever 1 " - "
Scarlet fever 131 " - "
Whooping cough 126 " 3 "
Diphtheria 80 " 7 "
Erysipelas 24 " -
Snallpox - " - "
Measles 323 " 1 "
Pneumonia (Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal)105 " 53 " x
Puerperal fever 5 " ) 1 M
Puerperal pyrexia 1 " )
Scabies 444 " - "
Malaria 2 " - "
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 5 " - "
Dysentery13" - "
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) 33 " - "
x all types.
DISINFECTION AND DISINGUSTATION
In July, 1944, the Disinfecting Station and Bathing Centre,
Waston Street, were destroyed by enemy action,
• The London County Council kindly placed the Disinfecting plant
at the South Eastern Hospital at our disposal and a temporary bathing
centre has functioned at the hospital by utilisation of the gas cleansing
centre.
Premises disinfected Total articles disinfected
(infectious disease) 617 in Steam Disinfector 34,761
Premises disinfected Books disinfected in
(requests) 28 Formalin chamber. 207
Premises disinfected Articles destroyed at
(verminous conditions) 235 owners' request 211
BATHING CENTRE
| No. of school children who received baths (other than for Scabies) | Baths given to adult males (verminous conditions) | 383 | |
| Scabies baths to school | 2,061 | Scabies baths given to adult males | 484 |
| Adult females and young children who received baths (other than for Scabies) | 79 | ||
| Scabies baths to adult females and young children | 1,476 | ||
mortuary & coroner's court
Bodies received 563 Inquests held 90
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