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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year 1936.
| Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Palliasses | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Blankets | Sheets | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Total No. Articles Disinfected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 276 | 334 | 163 | 2 | 117 | 146 | 460 | 527 | 362 | 30 | 356 | 966 | 3,129 |
| Diphtheria | 224 | 252 | 128 | 1 | 99 | 89 | 351 | 402 | 259 | 36 | 267 | 741 | 2,373 |
| Tuberculosis | 80 | 145 | 39 | — | 37 | 28 | 90 | 80 | 43 | 25 | 44 | 101 | 487 |
| Cancer | 16 | 23 | 6 | _ | 8 | 9 | 31 | 17 | 8 | — | 10 | 30 | 119 |
| Para Typhoid | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | _ | _ | 4 | 1 | 22 | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 43 |
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 9 |
| Chickenpox | 5 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Measles | 15 | 72 | _ | __ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | _ | 4 | 30 | 59 |
| Scabies | 14 | 19 | 16 | - | 11 | 12 | 44 | 52 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 45 | 234 |
| Other Diseases | 60 | 63 | 8 | - | 66 | 8 | 132 | 326 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 42 | 628 |
| Verminous Premises | 48 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 38 | 93 | 11 | - | 17 | 24 | 237 |
| Verminous (Housing G.B.C.) | 40 | - | 46 | - | 64 | 31 | 63 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 290 |
| Verminous (Housing L.C.C.) | 12 | 12 | 20 | — | 7 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 126 |
| Total | 798 | 998 | 441 | 5 | 451 | 353 | 1,268 | 1,563 | 756 | 126 | 777 | 2,034 | 7,774 |