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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 1954

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

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Table: DISINFECTION AND DISINFECTIONThe following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year:-Cases disinfected after:-

DISINFECTION AND DISINFECTION

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

Cases disinfected after:-

Scarlet Fever20
Diphtheria4
Tuberculosis12
Erysipelas1
Cancer6
Scabies-
Puerperal Pyrexia1
Other Diseases66
Total Number of Rooms Disinfected103
Books70
Articles838
Articles for Abroad66
Removals2
Verminous Rooms107
Verminous Articles412
Articles Destroyed6
1714