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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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 |
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Scarlet Fever | 59 | 98 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 91 | 97 | 191 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 185 | 133 | 1 | 44 | 904 |
Diphtheria | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 | 8 | _ | 4 | 43 |
Tuberculosis | 39 | 64 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 76 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 67 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 348 |
Cancer | 15 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 40 | 10 | _ | 6 | 184 |
Meningococcal Infection | 11 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 210 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | ||||||||||||||||
Typhoid Fever | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | __ | 1 | _ | 9 |
Polio—Myelitis | 9 | 17 | _ | 10 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 145 | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | |||||
Acute Encephalitis | ||||||||||||||||
Measles | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |||||||
Scabies | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | _ | 10 | _ | 14 | _ | ___ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 30 |
Other Diseases | 111 | 57 | 25 | 50 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 74 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 101 | 50 | 9 | 24 | 412 |
Verminous Premises | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 81 | ||||
TOTAL. | 252 | 285 | 60 | 168 | 73 | 283 | 194 | 483 | 35 | 92 | 44 | 473 | 323 | 18 | 120 | 2,366 |
Articles destroyed | — | — | 34 | 103 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | — | 605 | 30 | — | 3 | 830 |
Library Books Disinfected 83 |