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

Brent 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table: Table 48UNCLEANLINESS AND SCABIES

Table 48

UNCLEANLINESS AND SCABIES

New cases treatedAttendances
ScabiesLice and nitsTotalScabiesLice and nitsTotal
Children under 5 vears17724211132
Children 5-15 years51651166276138
AdultsMen2322524226
Women3764344650
Total1288020815195246

Table: Table 49DISINFESTATION

Table 49

DISINFESTATION

(a)Verminous Premises:
Council properties24
Private properties55
Total79
(b)Verminous Rooms:
Council properties99
Private properties140
Total239
(c)Clothing and bedding materials:
(i) disinfected3
(ii) disinfested17
(d)Miscellaneous:
Ants1
Wasps nests228
Fleas14
Unclean Rooms4
Earwigs2
Maggots1
(e)Clothing disinfected prior to despatch abroad— 10 parcels (260 articles)
(f)Premises disinfected following infectious disease—1