London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Disinfestation of Premises.
| Body vermin Domestic dwellings | 725 rooms |
| infestations Non-domestic premises | |
| Cockroaches, moths, Domestic dwellings | 213 rooms |
| flies, beetles, etc. Non-domestic premises | 30 |
Scabies and Vermin Treatments.
| Scabies | Vermin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| Lambeth cases | 46 | 17 | |||
| treatments | 17 | 100 | |||
| Southwark cases | 25 | 33 | 667 | 183 | |
| treatments | 55 | 667 | 183 | ||
| L.C.C. Schoolchildren (Male and Female) | 102 | 1,510 | |||
| treatments * | 327 | 1,649 | |||
| Total treatments | 560 | ||||
| Bermondsey schoolchildren, treatments (included in total*) | 3 | 224 | |||
Verminous Treatments from Hostels, Common Lodging Houses, etc. (Included in above.)
| Males: | Females: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon House | 1 | 83, Blackfriars Road | 17 |
| Salvation Army Hostel | 306 | 78, Camberwell Road | 4 |
| Rowton House, Churchyard Row | 126 | 90, Camberwell Road | 3 |
| 96, Gt. Guildford Street | 15 | ||
| Rowton House, Vauxhall | 2 | Norwood House | 17 |
| Marshalsea Road Common Lodging House | 20 | Newington Lodge | 8 |
| Hungerford Club | 1 | Casuals | — |
| Southwark casuals | 93 | ||
| Totals | 549 | 64 | |
Rehousing.
Precautionary disinfestation of soft goods and bedding 179 families.
Departmental Laundry.
In addition to the washing of towels, wraps etc., used during the treatment of cases, the following articles were laundered:
| Hand towels | 7,178 |
| Roller towels | 530 |
| Dusters | 443 |
| Swabs | |
| Sheets | 14 |
Condemned Foodstuffs.
Collected and destroyed 14 tons 1 cwts.