London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended 31st December, 1960
| 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 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 56 | 32 | 84 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 136 | 58 | — | 6 | 433 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | - | 1 | 23 |
| Tuberculosis | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | 42 |
| Cancer | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 5 | - | 3 | 69 |
| Meningococcal Infection ... | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | _ | 20 | 10 | 3 | 77 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Typhoid Fever | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Polio-Myelitis | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | i | 10 | 10 | _ | 1 | 53 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Acute Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Other Diseases | 154 | 24 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 213 |
| Verminous Premises | 8 | 3 | — | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 52 |
| Total | 211 | 90 | 12 | 80 | 26 | 149 | 80 | 186 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 247 | 108 | 9 | 23 | 962 |
| Articles Destroyed | — | — | 67 | 189 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 12 | — | 15 | 1 | 2,915 | 23 | — | — | 3,246 |
Library Books Disinfected 59