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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Disinfection
The disinfection of rooms is effected by the formaldehyde spray.
This is carried out on removal of the infectious case or termination
of the illness, and, on request, for conditions other than notifiable.
In cases of request a charge may be made depending on the circumstances
of the case. Bedding and wearing apparel can be removed
to the Disinfecting Station, White Hart Road, where they can be
submitted to steam disinfection. Books may be treated with
formalin.
The accompanying table shows in detail the work carried out during the year.
| Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Sheets | Blankets | Eiderdowns | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Wearing Apparel | Rugs & Mats | Covers | Total No. Articles Disinfected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 33 | _ | _ | 9 | 32 | 16 | 2 | _ | 144 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | —— | —— | |||
| Tuberculosis | 23 | 60 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 48 | 17 | 40 | — | — | 12 | 42 | 29 | 16 | — | 242 |
| Cancer | 4 | 2 | _ | 1 1 | 1 | 32 | — | 2 | — | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | — | 49 |
| Meningococcal | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | —— | — | —— | —— | — | |||
| Infection | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 10 | — | — | 69 |
| Puerperal | — | — | —— | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | |
| —Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | ||
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polio-Myelitis | — | — | — | —— | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | |||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | —— | —— | — | — | — | |||
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | —— | — | — | — | — | |||
| Measles | 4 | 14 | — | 22 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 43 | — | — | 14 | 17 | — | 2 | — | 169 |
| Scabies | 2 | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | _ | 3 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | 16 |
| Other Diseases | 20 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 28 | 45 | — | 7 | 13 | 95 | 38 | 14 | — | 318 |
| Verminous | ||||||||||||||||
| Premises | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 11 | 22 | 10 | — | — | 104 |
| TOTAL | 65 | 126 | 17 | 84 | 30 | 227 | 116 | 195 | — | 8 | 67 | 229 | 104 | 34 | 1,111 |
LIBRARY BOOKS DISINFECTED 36
Eltham Crematorium
The Crematorium, situated in the grounds adjoining Eltham
Cemetery, is administered by the Eltham Joint Crematorium Committee which comprises the London Boroughs of Greenwich and
Bexley and the Boroughs of Dartford and Gravesend.
The number of cremations which took place during 1967 totalled
3,126, being 47 more than the previous year. Of this total, 1,157
were from within the Borough compared with 1,107 in 1966.
Exhumations
Three exhumations were carried out during the current year
and a Public Health Inspector was present to see that all the usual
precautions were observed.