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Greenwich 1929

[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 : —

Table: Number of Articles and Rooms Disinfected in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases for theYear ended 28th December, 1929.

Number of Articles and Rooms Disinfected in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases for theYear ended 28th December, 1929.

Diseases, &c.RoomsPremises EnteredBedsPalliassesMattressesBolstersPillowsBlanketsSheetsCushionsQuillsOdd ArticlesTotal No. ' Articles Disinfected
Cancer242691137543977995241
Smallpox622—22257695034252299
Encephalitis Lethargica22—————2———2
Scarlet Fever366311198110415649658786462273822,283
Diphtheria372334193—10715648150662321832731,993
Enteric Fever & Paratyphoid442—256106—5945
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia772—1532721554587
Tuberculosis18513439—172697872392917344
Other Diseases1067618—70181842728716865738
Measles135——1———————1
From Verminous Premises2732212362061656—77225
Scabies3513—1437674-422134
Influenza and Pneumonia342——11112———17
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis662———332—2921
Total1,12394850144013971,4841,7293401185209366,430