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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 1952
[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 113
Diphtheria 6
Erysipelas 2
Tuberculosis 22
Cancer 9
Scabies —
Puerperal Pyrexia —
Other Diseases 42
Total Number of Rooms Disinfected 177
Books 192
Articles 727
Articles for Abroad 7
Removals 1
Verminous Rooms 159
Verminous Articles 540
Articles Destroyed 160
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