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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Infectious Disease Cases: Enquiries and Visits.
Total—461 as under:
Scabies 2 Food Poisoning 24
Scarlet Fever 150 Erysipelas 14
Diphtheria 13 Dysentery 172
Enteritis 2 Smallpox Contacts 53
Poliomyelitis 16 Meningococcal infections 13
Typhoid 2
Scarlet Fever cases kept at home: 118
| Verminous articles treated | Verminous articles destroyed | Injected articles treated | Infected articles destroyed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 200 | 75 | 11 | 3 |
| Palliasses | 492 | 102 | 24 | - |
| Bolsters | 168 | 32 | 5 | - |
| Pillows | 802 | 77 | 60 | - |
| Cushions | 150 | 32 | 1 | - |
| Blankets | 1,737 | 7 | 99 | - |
| Sheets | 503 | 5 | 41 | - |
| Quilts | 565 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Pieces | 14,386 | 214 | 61 | 23 |
| Scabies | Vermin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Lambeth cases | 20 | 36 | 45 | 104 |
| treatments | 30 | 68 | 47 | 110 |
| Southwark cases | 19 | 45 | 908 | 384 |
| treatments | 35 | 89 | 908 | 391 |
| L. C.C. Schoolchildren (Male and Female) | 95 | 1,978 | ||
| treatments | 373 | 2,669 | ||
| Total treatments | 595 | 4,125 | ||
| Males: | Females: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army Hostel | 245 | 83, Blackfriars Road | 32 |
| Rowton House, Churchyard Row | 288 | 78, Camberwell Road | 16 |
| Cecil House | 11 | ||
| Rowton House, Vauxhall | 6 | Elizabeth Baxter Hostel | — |
| Marshalsea Road Common Lodging House | 10 | Hungerford Club | 5 |
| 90, Camberwell Road | — | ||
| Hungerford Club | 28 | 196, New Kent Road | 1 |
| Southwark casuals | 299 | Southwark casuals | 5 |
| Totals | 876 | 70 | |