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Southwark 1946

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

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TREATMENT OF VERMINOUS BEDDING AND CLOTHING
Beds. Pall. Bolsters. Pillows. Cushions. Blankets. Sheets. Quilts. Pieces.
182 227 32 491 36 660 55 43 62,764
TREATMENT OF VERMINOUS ROOMS.
Sulphured and sealed Nil
D.D.T. Spray 1,369
Deodex Spray 78 Total Rooms Treated 1,447
VERMINOUS EFFECTS DESTROYED.
1 Ton 8 Cwts. Household Goods.
TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS BEDDING.
Bods. Pall. Bolsters. Pillows. Cushions. Blankets. Sheets. Quilts. Pieces.
31 116 32 258 14 284 106 65 273
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKS DISINFECTED AND RETURNED - 95
ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER INFECTIOUS DISEASE - 272
INFECTIOUS DISEASE ENQUIRIES
Scarlet Fever 167. Diphtheria 61. Erysipelas 32. Dysentery 18.
Enteritis 4. Cerebro-spinal meningitis 13.
Total - 295 Notified Cases.
NUMBER OF SCARLET FEVER CASES KEPT AT HOME, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
AND REPORT - 84 cases.
DESTRUCTION OF BEDDING FROM INFECTED OR VERMINOUS PREMISES.
Beds. Pall. Beds. Pill. Cush. Blank. Sheets. Quilts. Pieces.
24 26 9 33 10 7 8 2 195
SCABIES ORDER 1941.
Visits made. 343
Formal notices served. 54
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 - ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES.
Samples
Formal.
Examined.
Informal.
Adulterated.
Formal.
Informal
Milk
232
11
2
-
Condensed Milk
3
6
-
-
Dried Milk
2
-
-
-
Graded Milk
-
25
-
-
Butter
27
8
-
-
Cheese
4
5
-
-
Margarine
9
9
-
-
Lard
14
6
-
-
Tea
23
5
-
-
Coffee
10
6
-
-
Coffee Mixture & Essences
10
10
-
-
Cocoa
18
13
-
-
Carried Forward.
352
104
2
-
10