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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

Stoke Newington 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATIONThe following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year:—

DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION

The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year:—

Cases disinfected after:—
Scarlet Fever105
Diphtheria5
Tuberculosis40
Erysipelas4
Cancer10
Scabies1
Puerperal Pyrexia2
Other Diseases52
Total Number of Rooms Disinfected196
Books198
Articles2,078
Articles for Abroad150
Removals5
Verminous Rooms286
Verminous Articles676
Articles Destroyed118
3,926