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
Southwark 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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(f) The hands should be washed at once after contact with
the patient.
EMPLOYERS.
Workers who are obviously ill should be sent or taken home
at once. Their continuance at work is bad for them and dangerous
to others.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Twenty-five cases of this disease occurred, as against 21 in 1927.
These cases were all visited by the lady Assistant Medical Officer
and Health Visitors.
An analysis of the cases will be found hereunder.
Notified.
Cases treated.
Vision unimpaired.
Vision
impaired.
Total
Blindness.
Deaths.
At home.
Hospital.
25
5
20
25
—
—
—
One case was born in St. Thomas's Hospital and treated there.
CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER, ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA
AND POLIO MYELITIS.
Five cases of Cerebro-Spinal Fever were notified during the year,
three of which died.
Deaths during the last five years:—
1924 3
1925 1
1926 3
1927 4
1928 3