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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year 1933.
| Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Palliasses | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Blankets | Sheets | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Total No. Articles Disinfected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 353 | 437 | 234 | - | 123 | 171 | 606 | 711 | 457 | 48 | 440 | 1,355 | 4,145 |
| Scarlet Fever | 614 | 771 | 382 | 1 | 243 | 317 | 1,015 | 1,200 | 799 | 97 | 774 | 2,470 | 7,298 |
| Tuberculosis | 82 | 115 | 8 | - | 12 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 125 |
| Cancer | 22 | 17 | 8 | - | 12 | 14 | 41 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 172 |
| Scabies | 11 | 11 | 16 | - | 6 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 17 | - | 23 | 124 | 255 |
| Verminous Premises | 36 | 28 | 46 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 31 | 56 | 3 | - | 8 | 1 | 206 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | - | 6 | 15 | 62 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 48 |
| Para Typhoid | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Chickenpox | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | 10 | 20 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 11 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 |
| Measles | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 26 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 21 |
| Influenza | 5 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 62 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 309 | 18 | 136 | 496 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 232 | 1,241 |
| Total | 1,218 | 1,518 | 721 | 4 | 766 | 569 | 1,920 | 2,572 | 1,315 | 184 | 1,289 | 4,340 | 13,680 |