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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 4—continued
| Sample No. | Article. | Formal or Informal. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428 | Zinc Ointment | Informal | Zinc Oxide, 7 per cent, excessive. | — |
| 439 | Sago | Informal | Consisted entirely of seed tapioca. | — |
| 460 | Glace Fruits | Informal | Consisted of coloured, fruit-flavoured Jellies, coated with sugar. | — |
| 467 | Glace Fruits | Informal | Consisted of sugared jellies, coloured, flavoured and moulded to resemblo glace fruits. | — |
| 472 | Meat Pie | Informal | Contained boric acid: 0.015 per cent. | — |
| 483 | Glace Fruits | Formal | Consisted of coloured, fruit flavoured jellies, coated with sugar. | — |
| 484 | Glace Fruits | Informal | Consisted of sugared jellies, coloured, flavoured and moulded to resemble glace fruits. | — |
Food Poisoning. The number of notifications of cases of food poisoning was 16.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Notifications . The total number of notifications received was 2,047. The classification under diseases was as follows:—
Table No . 5.
| Diphtheria | 123 | Ophthalmia neonatorum | 43 |
| Scarlet Fever | 374 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 8 | Dysentery | 21 |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 9 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | Poliomyelitis | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 42 | Polio-encephalitis | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 51 | Zymotic Enteritis | 56 |
| Smallpox | — | Measles | 43 |
| Pneumonia | 265 | Whooping Cough | 998 |
| Malaria | 2 |
Diphtheria. The amount of anti-toxin supplied to medical practitioners
during the year was 76,000 units. The number of children immunised during the
year was 368.