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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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PERSONAL CLEANSING
The Borough Council maintains two personal cleansing stations,
one being at Plumstead (adjoining the Turkish Baths, Plumstead High
Street), and the other at Eltham (the accommodation at Eltham being
transferred in November from the Sherard Road Health Centre to the
Lionel Road Centre),
The number of persons cleansed in 1957 was 1,206 and the
number treated for scabies was 80,
Details are as follows:-
| Pre-School Children | School Children | Adults | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Men | Women | ||
| Verminous Persons Cleansed | 13 | 53 | 314 | 705 | 8 | 113 | 1,206 |
| Treatment of Scabies | 3 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 80 |
AUTHENTICATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION AND
INOCULATION
Persons proceeding abroad are required to produce in certain
countries evidence of recent successful vaccination or inoculation.
The signatures on these certificates are not acceptable by the
countries concerned unless authenticated by the Medical Officer of
Health as being the bona fide signature of a doctor practising
within the area.
During the year, 541 certificates were authenticated by me.
Of these, 511 related to protection against smallpox, 17 to cholera,
and 13 to typhoid fever.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
During 1957 the Department disinfected 190 rooms on account
of infectious diseases, and of these 32 rooms had been occupied by
tuberculous persons. A total of 1,466 inspections for verminous
conditions were made and 150 rooms were disinfested for vermin.
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