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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

Shoreditch 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: DISINFECTION

DISINFECTION

Steam : no. of houses dealt with570Number of rats destroyed (estimated)25,563
no. of rooms dealt with582,, ,, persons (excluding school children)
no. of articles disinfected10,262cleansed: for vermin102
Hot air : no. of articles treated75,998for scabies475
Phenol vapourisers : no. of treatments354Shelters: no. of special sprayings3,650
no. of articles treated28,170no. of HCN treatments—
Number of articles destroyed30
VACCINATION
Number of names received in birth lists244Certificates of insusceptibility received
Certificates of successful vaccination received143Statutory declarations of objections received93
„ „ postponement received—
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARYTUBERCULOSIS CARE WORK
No. of cases on Borough register on 1-1-441,017New cases and re-registrations72
„ „ ,, added in 19441 12Cases receiving extra nourishment123
„ ,, „ deleted in 194473„ given monetary help98
,, ,, ,, on Borough register on 31-12-441,056„ given other help71
„ ,, new cases (excluding contacts)197,, referred elsewhere for help60
,, ,, contacts206
Total attendances2,827TUBERCULOSIS ALLOWANCES
Patients admitted to institutions92Applies, for maintenance allowances53
Specimens of sputum examined426Ma ntenance a'lowances granted52
X-ray examinations700do. existing at end of year26
Domiciliary visits by medical officer170Discretionary allowances made8
,, „ ,, T.B. visitors3,558Special allowances made12

Table: MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT

MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT

(1) Service(2) No. of sessions heldNew Cases(7) Revisits(8) Total attendances
(3) 0-5(4) 5-15(5) 15 +(6) Total
General medical clinic26--6767183250
Gynaecological clinic51——171171494665
Foot clinic6219245796125,7356,347
Diphtheria immunization clinic131308165204931,8862,379
Dental hospital574242331,4271,6844,4066,090

Table: FOOD, SHOPS, FACTORIES, ETC.

FOOD, SHOPS, FACTORIES, ETC.

Samples of food taken for investigation635Inspections of mechanical factories797
Initial and routine inspections of shops under,, ,, non-mechanical factories84
Shops Acts302„ „ workplaces82
Re-inspections of shops under Shops Acts40,, ,, outworkers' premises204
Inspections under Pharmacy and Poisons Act128Other Factories Act inspections—
,, of food premises and milk shops1,489Factories Act—intimation notices served9
SANITARY INSPECTION AND HOUSING
Number of complaints received693Number of house-to-house inspections made66
,, ,, intimation notices served1,499,, ,, re-inspections10,289
,, ,, nuisance notices served304,, ,, notices served under section 91 19,403
,, „ premises under sanitary notice462Total visits of all inspections
Letters written to owners and others929Samples taken under the Rag Flock Act6