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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The accompanying table shows in detail the work carried out
during the year.
Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended 31st December, 1969
| 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 | 4 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 4 | 6 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 17 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | _ | 6 | _ | 10 | 14 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 78 | 2 | _ | _ | 113 |
| Tuberculosis | 11 | 10 | _ | 10 | _ | 17 | 6 | 19 | _ | 4 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 2 | _ | 115 |
| Cancer | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | _ | 4 | _ | 4 | _ | 1 | _ | 14 | 7 | _ | _ | 36 |
| Meningococcal Infection | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 14 | _ | 26 | _ | 43 | 112 | 66 | _ | 2 | 1 | 27 | 154 | _ | _ | 431 |
| Polio-Myelitis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | _ |
| Erysipelas Acute | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Encephalitis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Measles | 3 | 4 | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | 4 | 7 | _ | _ | _ | 11 | 3 | _ | _ | 29 |
| Scabies | 10 | 17 | _ | 1 1 | 2 | ?4 | 8 | 51 | _ | 7 | 7 | 49 | 59 | 2 | _ | 220 |
| Other Diseases | 61 | 124 | 4 | 142 | _ | 383 | 90 | 84 | _ | 5 | 28 | 323 | 137 | 2 | _ | 1,198 |
| Verminous Premises | 19 | 23 | 3 | 11 | _ | 29 | 36 | 47 | _ | 1 | 19 | 65 | 89 | _ | _ | 300 |
| TOTAL | 115 | 201 | 9 | 214 | 3 | 512 | 274 | 284 | _ | 20 | 62 | 611 | 464 | 6 | 2,459 |
LIBRARY BOOKS DISINFECTED 18
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 1969 totalled
3,432. Of these, 1,200 were from within the Borough compared
with 1,189 in 1968.
Exhumations
No exhumations were carried out during the current year.
Mortuary Accommodation
Arrangements exist between Greenwich Council and the Council
of Lewisham for bodies to be accommodated at the latter's two
mortuaries prior to inquests and post mortems or while awaiting
burial.
During the current year some 1,084 bodies were so accommodated
at a cost to the Council of £3,414 12s. 0d.