Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year:—
Cases disinfected after:— | |
Scarlet Fever | 105 |
Diphtheria | 5 |
Tuberculosis | 40 |
Erysipelas | 4 |
Cancer | 10 |
Scabies | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 |
Other Diseases | 52 |
Total Number of Rooms Disinfected | 196 |
Books | 198 |
Articles | 2,078 |
Articles for Abroad | 150 |
Removals | 5 |
Verminous Rooms | 286 |
Verminous Articles | 676 |
Articles Destroyed | 118 |
3,926 |