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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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year 1934.
Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Palliasses | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Blankets | Sheets | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Total No. Articles Disinfected |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 590 | 685 | 322 | — | 262 | 321 | 1,002 | 1,165 | 795 | 57 | 772 | 772 | 5,468 |
Diphtheria | 386 | 499 | 207 | — | 168 | 192 | 630 | 755 | 471 | 29 | 484 | 1,570 | 4,506 |
Small—pox | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 16 | 33 |
Tuberculosis | 79 | 98 | 11 | — | 9 | 8 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 242 | 360 |
Cancer | 25 | 25 | 15 | — | 9 | 13 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 172 |
Measles | 25 | 58 | — | —_ | 9 | — | 13 | 18 | 10 | — | 6 | 51 | 107 |
Cerebro—Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Puerperal Fever | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 30 |
Erysipelas | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 25 |
Chickenpox | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Scabies | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 11 | — | 16 | 76 | 162 |
Polio Meningitis | 1 | 2 | _— | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 10 | 15 |
Other Diseases | 62 | 70 | 13 | _ | 65 | 4 | 151 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 94 | 385 |
Verminous Premises | 48 | 50 | 41 | — | 48 | 13 | 53 | 113 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 79 | 377 |
Verminous (Housing G.B.C.) | 79 | — | 116 | — | 140 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 331 |
Verminous (Housing L.C.C.) | 24 | — | 48 | 10 | '31 | 36 | 118 | 91 | 37 | 9 | 49 | 353 | 782 |
Total | 1,341 | 1,512 | 785 | 10 | 755 | 610 | 2,110 | 2,252 | 1,390 | 135 | 1,400 | 3,327 | 12,774 |