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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1925.
It was not found necessary to take any action under these Regulations
during the year.
PHTHISIS.
TABLE 50.
A summary of the cases notified and other particulars in connection
therewith during the year 1930.
Cases notified
during 1930.
Old cases returned
home from
Infirmary.
Visits paid at
the homes of
patients.
Cases removed to
Infirmary.
Cases removed
from Southwark
or which died
at home.
Rooms periodically
sprayed and otherwise
disinfected.
Rooms stripped
on termination
of cases.
339
243
7,547
289
193
4,163
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TABLE 51.
The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected and Stripped
after the occurrence of Phthisis.
St.Mary's
Ward.
St. Paul's
Ward.
St. Peter's
District.
St. John's
District.
Trinity
Ward.
All Saints
District.
St.
Michael's
Ward.
St. Jade's
Ward.
St.
George's
Ward.
ChristChurch
Ward.
St.
Saviour's
Ward.
Total.
Disinfected
572
485
392
464
463
347
505
243
335
148
209
1,163
Stripped
5
10
2
4
3
5
6
5
3
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