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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 1951
[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 102
Diphtheria 2
Tuberculosis 24
Erysipelas 3
Cancer 6
Scabies 3
Puerperal Pyrexia —
Other Diseases 92
Total Number of Rooms Disinfected 205
Books 253
Articles 1,296
Articles for Abroad —
Removals 27
Verminous Rooms 212
Verminous Articles 287
Articles Destroyed 69
2,581