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 1963
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | - | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 48 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 8 | 14 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | - | - | 14 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polio-Myelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Other Diseases | 101 | 15 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 72 | - | 113 | - | 287 |
| Verminous Premises | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30 | - | - | 1 | 48 |
| Total | 127 | 53 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 50 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 111 | 9 | 113 | 1 | 400 |
| Articles Destroyed | — | — | 11 | 58 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 167 | — | — | — | 250 |
| Library Books Disinfected | 94 | |||||||||||||||