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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended December, 1951
| Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Sheets | Blankets | Eiderdowns | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Wearing Apparel | Rugs and Mats | Covers | Total No. of Articles Disinfected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 88 | 142 | 31 | 85 | 46 | 162 | 164 | 249 | 35 | 12 | 34 | 245 | 225 | 13 | 57 | 1,358 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 96 |
| Tuberculosis | 68 | 144 | 28 | 54 | 34 | 134 | 82 | 145 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 199 | 114 | 3 | 32 | 897 |
| Cancer | 12 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 132 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 12 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 178 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polio-Myelitis | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 18 |
| Measles | 15 | 21 | 1 | 28 | — | 38 | 33 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 277 |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — |
| Other Diseases | 83 | 92 | 19 | 67 | 19 | 134 | 79 | 135 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 90 | 116 | 4 | 21 | 725 |
| Verminous Premises | 15 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 38 | 22 | 51 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 179 | 151 | 1 | 6 | 528 | |
| Total. | 304 | 449 | 102 | 285 | 132 | 579 | 431 | 707 | 85 | 90 | 105 | 841 | 695 | 27 | 139 | 4,218 |
| Articles destroyed | — | — | 21 | 29 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | 101 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 235 |