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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
Southwark 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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R eturn of F amilies A dmitted into the C ouncil's R eception H ouse during the tear 1918.
| 1918. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Other diseases, &c. | Verminous Persons. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Ending. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. |
| Jany. 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 26 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feby. 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| March 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — |
| „ 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| April 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — |
| „ 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| May 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
| „ 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 25 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| June 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| „ 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 22 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ 29 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crd. fwd. | 8 | 26 | 81 | 9 | 27 | 73 | — | — | — | 14 | 23 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
22 cases of hair, weighing 1 ton 7 cwt. 3 qrs. 23 lbs., and 1 carpet,
1 rug and 1 mat were also disinfected at the Depots.
TABLE 39.
The locality of the rooms periodically sprayed and disinfected in
connection with cases of Phthisis notified to the Medical Officer.
St. Mary's
Ward.
St Paul's
Ward.
St. Peter's
Ward.
St. John's
Ward.
Trinity
Ward.
All Saints'
Ward.
St. Michael's!
Ward.
St. Jude's
Ward.
St. George's,
Ward.
Christchurch
Ward.
St. Saviour's
Ward.
Total.
No. of Rooms
Sprayed, &c.
449
633
551
580
389
568
500
371
459
152
302
4954
TABLE 40.
Rooms Stripped upon the termination of Phthisis cases.
St. Mary's
Ward.
St. Paul's
Ward.
St. Peter's
Ward.
St. John's
Ward.
Trinity
Ward.
All Saints'
Ward.
St.Michael's
Ward.
St. Jude's
Ward.
_
St. George's
Ward.
Christchurch
Ward.
St. Saviours
Ward.
Total.
No. of Rooms
Stripped
21
33
14
25
27
21
11
22
17
8
10
209