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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
Mitcham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS
The total number of confirmed notifications received during
the year was 888.
Contacts, Suspects, Etc.
The Medical Officer of Health may be called in consultation
by medical practitioners to see patients in their homes.
Visits
| Made by | No. |
|---|---|
| Sanitary Inspectors | 427 |
| Health Visitors | 116 |
| To small pox contacts | 26 |
| Total | 569 |
| Rooms disinfected after infectious disease | 189 |