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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The heavy demand on the Station owing to the work of bug eradication
continued during the year.
The Station is sometimes used for special disinfection at the request of
inhabitants. A small charge is made for these disinfections and during the year
42 such disinfections were carried out, and charges amounting to £10 4s. 0d. were paid.
In tabular form is shown below the amount of disinfection which was carried
out during the year.
TABLE No. 78.
| Rooms disinfected after ordinary fevers | 932 |
| „ ,, ,, tuberculosis | 177 |
| ,, „ „ verminous cases | 1,481 |
| ,, „ „ for other reasons | 13 |
| Articles disinfected | 51,975 |
Disinfestation.—In accordance with the terms of an agreement with the
London County Council, disinfestation of school children is carried out at the
Cleansing Station, White Hart Road. Disinfestation of adults is carried out at
times when the children are not there.
The following Table, No. 79, shows the number of persons cleansed each year
since 1931.
TABLE No. 79.
| Year. | Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1931 | 483 | 1,543 | 2,026 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2,044 |
| 1932 | 560 | 1,613 | 2,173 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2,185 |
| 1933 | 550 | 1,579 | 2,129 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2,147 |
| 1934 | 611 | 1,715 | 2,326 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2,333 |
| 1935 | 603 | 1,818 | 2,421 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2,434 |
A report on the disinfestation of bug-infested premises will be found in the
Housing Section.