London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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18 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1949.
Diseases Reported from Schools.
A total of 2,575 infective diseases was reported from schools
in the Borough throughout the year. The numbers of each disease
were:—
Scarlet Fever 248 Chicken Pox 465
Diphtheria 1 Whooping Cough 214
Measles 1162 Mumps 356
German Measles 22 Ringworm 5
Poliomyelitis 14 Scabies 7
Other Diseases 81
Disinfection.
During the year 1,945 rooms were disinfected after infectious
disease and 535 rooms disinfested for vermin.
Bacteriological Examinations.
All these examinations are carried out by the Camberwell
Research Laboratory which in October, 1948, became a Public
Health Service Laboratory directed by the Medical Research
Council for the Ministry of Health.
The following Table shows the number of examinations in each division and for the whole Borough, also the disease for which the examination was made.
| Putney | Central | Clapham | Streatham | Whole Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | ||||