London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Shoreditch 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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DISINFECTION

Steam: no. of houses dealt with773Number of rats destroyed (estimated)15,461
no. of rooms dealt with746,, „ persons (excluding school children)
no. of articles disinfected1 1,1 10cleansed: for vermin55
Hot air: no. of articles treated 22,230for scabies672
Phenol vapourisers : no. of treatments50Shelters: no. of special sprayings684
no. of articles treated5,1 13no. of HCN treatments
Number of articles destroyed48
VACCINATION
Number of names received in birth lists261Certificates of insusceptibility received-
Certificates of successful vaccination received162Statutory declarations of objections received86
„ „ postponement received-
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY TUBERCULOSIS CARE WORK
No. of cases on Borough register on 1-1-4 51,056New cases and re-registrations78
„ ,, ,, added in 1945105Cases receiving extra nourishment114
,, ,, ,, deleted in 1945162,, given monetary help107
on Borough register on 31-12-45999,, given other help81
,, ,, new cases (excluding contacts)218„ referred elsewhere for help41
„ ,, contacts147
Total attendances2,988TUBERCULOSIS ALLOWANCES
Patients admitted to institutions67Applies, for maintenance allowances33
Specimens of sputum examined412Maintenance allowances granted33
X-ray examinations719do. existing at end of year20
Domiciliary visits by medical officer115Discretionary allowances made8
„ „ „ T.B. visitors3,755Special allowances made16
MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT
(1) Service(2) No. of sessions held(3) 0-5New Cases(7)(8)
(4) 5-15(5) 15 +(6) TotalRevisitsTotal attendances
General medical clinic29--8686232318
Gynaecological clinic50250250557807
Foot clinic6218234664976,5927,089
Diphtheria immunization clinic764868175741,4282,002
Dental hospital559942992,2972,6904,5977,287
FOOD, SHOPS, FACTORIES, ETC.
Samples of food taken for investigation541Inspections of mechanical factories542
Initial and routine inspections of shops under„ „ non-mechanical factories98
Shops Acts200„ „ workplaces86
Re-inspections of shops under Shops Acts18„ ,, outworkers' premises11 1
Inspections under Pharmacy and Poisons Act113Other Factories Act inspections
„ of food premises and milk shops1,414Factories Act;—intimation notices served14
SANITARY INSPECTION AND HOUSING
Number of complaints received1,593Number of house-to-house inspections made216
„ ,, intimation notices served2,191,, re-inspections12,082
,, ,, nuisance notices served414,, ,, notices served under section 9
„ „ premises under sanitary notice675Total visits of all inspections21,180
Letters written to owners and others1,169Samples taken of Rag Flock3