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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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The under-mentioned 1,402 Bacteriological Examinations were carried out at the St. John's Hospital Lewisham, Laboratory, under contract, and the results were as follows:-
Positive | Negative | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 10 | 547 | 557 |
Tuberculosis | 136 | 692 | 828 |
Typhoid | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Miscellaneous | . | 12 | 12 |
VACCINATION
The Annual Return made by the Vaccination Officer to the
Registrar General respecting the vaccination of children whose births
were registered in the Borough during the year ended 31st December
1943 shows that of the 2346 births so registered 1342 or 57.2 per
cent were successfully vaccinated.
PUBLIC MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT.
The number of bodies taken to the Public Mortuary during the
year was 477, Inquests were hold in 185 cases. Those figures do
not include deaths due to war operations for which separate provision
was made.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH
Sanitary Inspectors Work
The following brief summaries serve to show the work carried out
by the Sanitary Inspectors and the Disinfecting Station Staff during
the year:-
Pause of Inspection Number of Inspections made
Complaints 1015
Infectious Disease 1698
War Damage 1876
Notice from Builders 242
Re Building Licences 224
Rats & Mice and other Posts 211
Re Landlord & Tenant Act Certificates 58
Re Rent Act Certificates 5
Re Water Certificates 2
Re Pharmacy & Poisons Acts 45
Re Housing 101
To Meat Distributing Depot 437
Slaughterhouses 9
Factories, Workshops and Outworkers 1791
Miscellaneous 889
Re-Inspections 3492
Statutory Notices Served 152
Intimation Notices Served 828
Disinfection
Number of Premises Disinfected 1477
Number of Articles (bedding etc) Disinfected 26,210