Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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drivers. The work carried out during the year is set out in tabular form below : —
Disease | Rooms Disinfected. | Articles Removed and Disinfected. |
---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 916 | 12094 |
Diphtheria | 468 | 5820 |
Tuberculosis | 588 | 1385 |
Cancer | 101 | 1135 |
Vermin | 78 | 489 |
Measles | 74 | 330 |
Enteric Fever | 21 | 362 |
Puerperal Fever | 7 | 135 |
Erysipelas | 4 | — |
Various | 187 | 3096 |
Totals | 2444 | 24852 |
The quantities issued during the year were as follows : —
Phials containing | Free. | On payment. |
---|---|---|
8000 units | 18 | 15 |
500 | 7 | 8 |
Bacteriological Diagnosis.—The number of specimens sent to the St. John's Hospital for bacteriological examination was as follows : —
Suspected Disease. | Number examined. | Result. | |
---|---|---|---|
Positive. | Negative. | ||
Diphtheria | 844 | 70 | 774 |
Tuberculosis | 635 | 106 | 529 |
Enteric Fever | 31 | 3 | 28 |
1510 | 179 | 1331 |