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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
Woolwich 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 54.
| Number of Rooms disinfected after ordinary fevers | 966 |
| „ „ tuberculosis | 261 |
| „ „ Verminous cases | 48 |
| Total number of articles disinfected | 27,734 |
Disinfestation. The Council's Station for cleansing verminous
persons is in adjoining premises to the Disinfecting
Station. The routine followed there was described in the
Annual Report for 1919, and no change has taken place during
the year. It is to be noted that there is a continued decline
in the number of children attending this Cleansing Station
and there is little doubt that the policy of the London County
Council in treating slight verminous cases at their Minor
Ailment Centre is responsible for this fall. The following
table shows the extent to which the Station has been used
each year since 1919 :
TABLE No. 55.
| Children | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | |
| 1919 | 1919 | 1816 | 3735 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 3756 |
| 1920 | 1955 | 1678 | 3633 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 3662 |
| 1921 | 1219 | 1112 | 2331 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 2363 |
| 1922 | 394 | 1493 | 1887 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1903 |
Action Taken with Regard to Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
The Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, makes
it obligatory upon the Council to maintain two registers of
purveyors of milk, one restricted to retail purveyors and the