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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
Hackney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table shows the number of cases attended and the visits paid by the nurses during the year.
| No. of Cases. Nursed. | No. of Visits. Paid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Infantile Diarrhoea | 1 | 16 |
| Maternity Nursing | 87 | 1,287 |
| Measles | 135 | 2,151 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 20 | 469 |
| Pneumonia | 31 | 539 |
| Tuberculosis | 41 | 4,150 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 43 |
| Other Ailments | 30 | 526 |
| Totals | 349 | 9,181 |
DISINFECTION.
(a) Rooms Disinfected.— During 1934 there were 3,294 rooms
in 2,819 premises in the Borough disinfected by the staff of the
Public Health Department, after the occurrence of infectious and
contagious diseases.
The number of rooms so dealt with in each month of the year is set out in the following table:—
| January | 264 |
| February | 334 |
| March | 380 |
| April | 281 |
| May | 282 |
| June | 270 |
| July | 188 |
| August | 186 |
| September | 229 |
| October | 281 |
| November | 319 |
| December | 280 |
| Total | 3,294 |
(b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, etc.—The number of articles
under this head disinfected or destroyed during last year was
63,927. In addition, 164 van-loads of verminous or dirty articles
were collected and destroyed at the Disinfecting Station.
A table is here given showing details of the articles dealt with during each
month of the year.