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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TREATMENT OF VERMINOUS AND INFECTED ARTICLES.
Verminous
Verminous
Infected
icles treated.
icles destroyed.
icles treated.
Beds
1.69
57
17
Palliasses
400
48
163
Bolsters
130
16
6
Pillows
643
72
304
Cushions
95
9
6
Blankets
1370
14
238
Sheets
360
11
20
Quilts
237
16
18
P ieces .
22821
905
55
VERMINOUS ROOMS SPRAYED (D.D.T.). 1,495
VERMINOUS HOUSEHOLD GOODS DESTROYED. 1 ton, 5 cwt, 84 lbs.
INFECTED ROOMS SPRAYED (FORMALDEHYDE). 339
INFECTED ARTICLES DESTROYED. Nil
HOSPITAL WARDS DISINFECTED. 30
ROOMS DISINFECTED BY REQUEST. (Tuberculosis.
Measles, Cancer deaths, etc.) 79
LIBRARY BOOKS DISINFECTED. 185
INFECTIOUS DISEASE CASES DEALT WITH BY
THE TREATMENT AND BATHING CENTRE . Total 568 as under:
Scarlet Fever 248. Erysipelas 38. Poliomyelitis 2.
Diphtheria 63. Dysentery 8. Corebro-spinal
meningitis. 9.
Scarlet Fever Cases kept at home: 171.