London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Waltham Forest 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Two views of the bedroom of middle-aged mentally handicapped man before and
after disinfestation, cleansing and replacement of furniture etc., by the Health and
Welfare Dept.,
Not obvious in the first photograph are the presence of vermin and faecal deposits.