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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended December, 1953
| 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 | 116 | 161 | 40 | 76 | 71 | 187 | 181 | 328 | 14 | 51 | 35 | 171 | 174 | — | 80 | 1,408 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 40 | |
| Tuberculosis | 55 | 93 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 39 | 100 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 364 |
| Cancer | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 3 | 100 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 12 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 7 | — | 22 | 27 | — | 9 | 165 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polio-Myelitis | 26 | 61 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 34 | 53 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 35 | — | 14 | 248 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Encephalitis | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 |
| Measles | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 65 |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Other Diseases | 87 | 52 | 21 | 128 | 9 | 160 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 67 | 77 | — | 7 | 592 |
| Verminous Premises | 6 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 3 | 65 |
| Total. | 331 | 422 | 98 | 257 | 114 | 500 | 339 | 657 | 22 | 126 | 56 | 391 | 352 | 1 | 151 | 3,064 |
| Articles destroyed | — | — | 30 | 76 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 24 | — | 7 | — | 154 | 8 | — | 12 | 363 |
| Library Books Disinfected 90 | ||||||||||||||||