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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

Southwark 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: PHTHISIS.TABLE 52.A summary of the cases notified and other particulars in connection therewith during the year 1926.

PHTHISIS.

TABLE 52.

A summary of the cases notified and other particulars in connection therewith during the year 1926.

Notified cases remaining in district at end of 1925.Cases notified during 1926.Old cases returned home from Infirmary.Visits paid at the homes of patients.Cases removed to Infirmary.Cases removed from Southwark or which died at home.Notified cases remaining in Southwark at end of 1926.Rooms periodically sprayed and otherwise disinfected.Rooms stripped on termination of cases.
9383632596,92726613811624,27543

Table: TABLE 53.The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected and Strippedafter the occurrence of Phthisis.

TABLE 53.

The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected and Stripped

after the occurrence of Phthisis.

St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Tri-ity Ward.All Saints Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's Ward.ChristChurch Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
Disinfected4644274085744554184783073241812394,275
Stripped6246822551243