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Southwark 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 42—continued.

TABLE 42—continued.

1928.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Smallpox.Other Diseases, &c.Verminous Persons.
Week Ending.No. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of Days.No. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of Days.No. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of Days.No. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of Days.No. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of Days.
Brt. fwd.185315710288931195------
July 7139------------
„ 14---------------
„ 213715------------
„ 28—-—126---------
Aug. 4---------------
„ 11---------------
„ 18---------------
„ 25128------------
Sept. 115152618---------
„ 8126------------
„ 152721139---------
„ 22136126136------
„ 29139------------
Oct. 6———1481840------
„ 13———2517---------
„ 201515------------
„ 27———139139------
Nov. 3————-----------
„ 10———136---------
„ 171312------------
„ 24———124---------
Dec. 1———2923---------
„ 8136139---------
„ 15———1412---------
„ 22———2515---------
„ 29---------------
Total32962792779231625150------

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40 Cases of Horsehair weighing 2 tons 14 cwts. 3 qrs. 10 lbs. were
also disinfected at the Depots. 1 Hamper of Shaving Brushes was
destroyed.
TUBERCULOSIS SCHEMES.
The Borough Council has for some years carried out a scheme for
dealing with Tuberculosis, and the cases in Southwark are visited by
a staff of specially trained nurses from the Municipal Dispensary, which
also is a centre for the treatment of out-patients, and for the examination
of suspects or contacts. Through this dispensary also pass all cases who
are admitted and discharged from Hospital or Sanatoria. Arrangements
are made for the examination of Sputa, X-ray examination and treatment
by artificial pneumothorax or ultra-violet rays. The dispensary is under
the charge of a Tuberculosis Medical Officer, who is a whole-time officer
of the Council.
The general supervision of all the notified cases, whether attending
the dispensary or not, is carried out by the Public Health Department
where the Statutory Register and records of all notified cases are kept.
It is interesting to note that since the inauguration by the Borough
Council of the above scheme, the notification of new cases and the number
of deaths occurring from Phthisis have each diminished by
exactly one half.
The whole of the above work is under the supervision of the Medical
Officer of Health as Administrative Tuberculosis Officer.