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 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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(a) Total times vermin found542
(b) Total percentage found verminous0.96
(c) Number of individual pupils found verminous349
(d) Percentage of individuals found verminous (of School Roll)0.89
4. Action taken with verminous cases
(a) Advice and/or Lorexane418
(b) Further action124
(c) Percentage of cases given advice and/or Lorexane requiring further action29.67
Voluntary attendances at bathing centres: Number of pupils108
Number of statutory notices issued-
5. Communicable disease surveys
Numbers catered for:19681967
Athlete's foot7,3836,230
Plantar warts8,1787,257
Dysentery98434
Other communicable diseases5,7433,223
21,40217,144