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 1947.
Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Paillasses | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Blankets | Sheets | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Total No.ArticlesDisinfected |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 125 | 179 | 47 | 3 | 91 | 66 | 232 | 383 | 228 | 24 | 174 | 571 | 1,819 |
Diphtheria | 18 | 29 | 5 | — | 14 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 23 | 81 | 252 |
Tuberculosis | 55 | 91 | 22 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 122 | 109 | 49 | 15 | 50 | 82 | 514 |
Cancer | 18 | 25 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 145 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 5 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 68 |
Typhoid Fever | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 22 |
Polio-Myelitis | 32 | 42 | 13 | — | 22 | 18 | 64 | 66 | 51 | 8 | 32 | 99 | 373 |
Erysipelas | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 51 |
Encephalitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 27 |
Measles | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 19 |
Scabies | 2 | 2 | _ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 30 |
Other Diseases | 45 | 35 | 9 | — | 62 | 10 | 67 | 383 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 576 |
Verminous Premises | 39 | - | 41 | - | 74 | 48 | 126 | 107 | 43 | 13 | 33 | 194 | 679 |
Total | 348 | 423 | 149 | 6 | 312 | 204 | 713 | 1,162 | 455 | 89 | 349 | 1,136 | 4,575 |
No. of articles destroyed | 20 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 621 | 737 |