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 1966
[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 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 45 | 202 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 43 | 21 | 55 | - | 4 | 8 | 62 | 97 | - | - | 327 |
| Cancer | 2 | 3 | - | 7 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | 73 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | - | - | 4 | 30 | 4 | - | - | 89 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | — |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polio-Myelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 23 |
| Scabies | 5 | 8 | — | 2 | - | 4 | 20 | 24 | - | - | 3 | 80 | 1 | - | - | 134 |
| Other Diseases | 19 | 56 | 1 | 28 | - | 226 | 8 | 8 | - | 2 | 2 | 35 | 30 | - | - | 340 |
| Verminous Premises | 3 | 8 | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 20 | 25 | - | - | 60 |
| Total | 82 | 289 | 7 | 74 | 14 | 341 | 65 | 117 | - | 8 | 19 | 241 | 160 | - | - | 1046 |
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