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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following Table shows the number of persons cleansed each year since
TABLE No.
| Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
Sanitary Authorities have now powers enabling them to
remove verminous persons to a cleansing station, and for
their detention there, until they are free from vermin.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Notifications. During 1928, 263 cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis and 62 cases of non.pulmonary tuberculosis were
notified. The case rates for the various registration districts
in the borough are given in detail in Table No. 47. The
notification of tuberculosis differs from that of other diseases
in that duplicate notifications are frequent, and 408 notifications
were received in all.
In Table No. 63 appears a summary of the notifications
received during the year. It should be explained that form
" A " is used by general medical practitioners, form " B "
by school medical officers, and form " C " by medical superintendents
of institutions for the purpose of indicating admissions
•of patients to institutions.