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
Shoreditch 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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VERMINOUS PREMISES.
It was necessary to take measures on account of the presence of
vermin in respect of 14 houses, and in connection with these 22 rooms
were dealt with, sanitary notices being served where necessary.
VERMINOUS PERSONS.
The number of persons treated for verminous conditions at the Borough Council's Cleansing Station, Haggerston Baths, was 39. The toteil treatments given during the year is shown below:-
| New Cases. | Re attendances | Total treatments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 years | 14 years (plus) | ||
| 11 | 28 | 31 | 70 |
SCABIES,
The treatment of scabies cases attending the Personal Cleansing Station during the year is shown below:-
| New Cases. | Total new cases | Re attendances | Total treatments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 years | 5 to 15 years | 15 years(pLus) | |||
| 47 | 55 | 116 | 218 | 628 | 846 |
Home visiting of scabies cases and contacts was continued during
the year.
DISINFECTION AND PIS INFESTATION.
The number of disinfections of rooms after infectious disease was
347. The number of articles disinfected at the Council's steam disinfactor
after infectious disease was 5,241.
The number of rooms sprayed for verminous condition was 1,251 and
the number of articles treated by steam was 12,265.