Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The following returns show in detail the amount of work
performed during the year by the Disinfecting Staff : —
Diseases, &c. | Rooms | Premises Entered | Beds | Palliasses | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Blankets | Sheets | Cushions | Quills | Odd Articles | Total No. ' Articles Disinfected |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer | 24 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 95 | 241 |
Smallpox | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | 2 | 57 | 69 | 50 | 3 | 42 | 52 | 299 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 366 | 311 | 198 | 1 | 104 | 156 | 496 | 587 | 86 | 46 | 227 | 382 | 2,283 |
Diphtheria | 372 | 334 | 193 | — | 107 | 156 | 481 | 506 | 62 | 32 | 183 | 273 | 1,993 |
Enteric Fever & Paratyphoid | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | 9 | 45 |
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 87 |
Tuberculosis | 185 | 134 | 39 | — | 17 | 26 | 97 | 87 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 17 | 344 |
Other Diseases | 106 | 76 | 18 | — | 70 | 18 | 184 | 272 | 87 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 738 |
Measles | 13 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
From Verminous Premises | 27 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 61 | 65 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 225 |
Scabies | 3 | 5 | 13 | — | 14 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 4 | - | 4 | 22 | 134 |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 21 |
Total | 1,123 | 948 | 501 | 4 | 401 | 397 | 1,484 | 1,729 | 340 | 118 | 520 | 936 | 6,430 |