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Southwark 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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DISINFECTION.
The total number of disinfections of rooms during the year by the
Council's disinfecting staff was 9,184. Of this number 2,827 rooms were
disinfected after the occurrence of the ordinary notifiable infectious
diseases, as against 2,201 rooms in 1923. 6,357 periodical sprayings of
rooms occupied by Phthisical patients were also carried out during the
year.
596 verminous rooms were sulphured and otherwise cleansed by
the Council's staff during the year, as against 680 in 1923.
Among the total number of disinfections (9,184) it was found
necessary to strip 427 rooms. Of these 336 were in relation to the
notifiable diseases, 88 after the termination of cases of Phthisis, and
3 were verminous.
TABLE 20.
Return of Families Admitted into the Council's Reception House during the tear 1924.
| 1924. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Small Pox. | 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 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 19 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 5 | 15 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feby. 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 9 | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 16 | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 23 | 1 | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| „ 15 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
| April 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 12 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
| „ 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 26 | — | - | — | 2 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| „ 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
| „ 31 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 18 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| June 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 14 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 21 | 2 | 5 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crd. fwd. | 15 | 50 | 143 | 19 | 57 | 163 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — |
table 22.
The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected and Stripped
after the occurrence of Phthisis.
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.
Disinfected
653
625
584
805
634
666
837
460
537
251
305
6,357
Stripped
10
9
7
12
6
9
14
11
6
3
1
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