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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
Dagenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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The following figures relate to the cost of this service for the financial year ended 31st March, 1938:—
| Collection. | Disposal. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net cost | £10,488 | £2,551 | £13,039 | ||||
| Net cost per ton | 12s. | 11.2d. | 3s. | 1.8d. | 16s. | 1d. | |
| Net cost per 1,000 population | £99.4 | £24.2 | £123.6 | ||||
| Net cost per 1,000 premises | £407.1 | £99.1 | £506.2 | ||||
| Total refuse collected | 16,201 tons | ||||||
| Weight per 1,000 population per day | 8.41 cwts. | ||||||
| No. of houses and premises | 25,759 | ||||||
(I am indebted to F. C. Lloyd, Esq., A.M.Inst.C.E.,
Engineer and Surveyor to the Council, for many of the
details given above.)
Disinfection.
The practice of dispensing with routine terminal
disinfection has been continued which the results have
justified. Terminal disinfection is a disappearing
function of Public Health Departments throughout the
country. In certain cases, however, and when particularly
requested, a form of disinfection is carried out,
the co-operation of the householder being acknowledged
to be the most valuable part of this process.
During the year 1037, this Council accepted
responsibility for the cost of disinfecting bedding and
clothing of persons suffering from Scabies in 15 cases,
the cost being approximately £8.
Disinfection of Library Books.
The procedure is for the Libraries to be informed
of all cases of infection, whereupon they send a notice,
together with a label addressed to this office, to the
occupiers of the premises. The notice requests the