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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 1929
[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 1925:—
TABLE No. 65.
| Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| 1925 | 359 | 2082 | 2441 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 2470 |
| 1926 | 427 | 1934 | 2361 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 2387 |
| 1927 | 379 | 1852 | 2231 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 2285 |
| 1928 | 377 | 1584 | 1961 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 2000 |
| 1929 | 416 | 1451 | 1867 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 1925 |
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928,
enables sanitary authorities to remove verminous persons to
a cleansing station and to detain them until they are free
from vermin. No action was taken under this section during
the year.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Notifications. During the year, excluding duplicates,
250 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 52 cases of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis were notified. Cases of tuberculosis
are frequently notified more than once, and during the year
71 duplicate notifications were received.