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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended 31st December, 1956
| 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 | 59 | 117 | 14 | 57 | 44 | 150 | 126 | 219 | 41 | 70 | 53 | 241 | 310 | — | 53 | 1,378 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 19 | |||
| Tuberculosis | 23 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 54 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 32 | — | 11 | 241 | |
| Cancer | 11 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 183 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 8 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 68 | 1 | 8 | 255 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polio-Myelitis | 16 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 53 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 172 | 75 | — | 15 | 449 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 39 | |
| Acute Encephalitis | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 21 | |||||
| Measles " | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 20 | — | 60 | ||||||
| Other Diseases | 191 | 75 | 19 | 53 | 9 | 89 | 23 | 214 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 53 | — | 17 | 559 |
| Verminous Premises | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 28 | — | 16 | 179 |
| 326 | 346 | 52 | 166 | 94 | 380 | 267 | 646 | 85 | 144 | 102 | 687 | 626 | 2 | 132 | 3,383 |
Articles destroyed 51 288 11 25 8 7 1 8 — 1,314 54 3 — 1,770
Library Books Disinfected 77