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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended December, 1952
| Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Booms | Beds | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Sheets | Blankets | Eiderdowns | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Wearing Apparel | Rugs and Mats | Covers | Total No. of Articles Disinfected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 181 | 218 | 62 | 141 | 110 | 340 | 328 | 470 | 13 | 30 | 65 | 271 | 269 | 5 | 130 | 2,234 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 35 | — | 12 | 158 |
| Tuberculosis | 52 | 116 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 65 | 25 | 77 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 301 |
| Cancer | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 20 | — | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 98 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 39 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 |
| Polio-Myelitis | 16 | 44 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | _ | 11 | 173 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Acute Encephalitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | Si | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 14 | — | 3 | 46 |
| Measles | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Scabies | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other Diseases | 87 | 63 | 10 | 53 | 7 | 79: | 39 | 146 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 121 | 100 | 9 | 22 | 611 |
| Verminous Premises | 30 | 1 | 21 | 40 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 78 | — | 12 | 2 | 48 | 59 | 3 | 78 | 419 |
| Total. | 404 | 485 | 116 | 300 | 157 | 620 | 479 | 895 | 20 | 95 | 88 | 498 | 536 | 21 | 285 | 4,110 |
| Articles destroyed | — | — | 22 | 42 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 8 | — | 5 | — | 155 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 301 |