[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich].

  • Woolwich (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1955?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A number of countries impose a condition that a Certificate of Disinfection must accompany any parcel of clothing entering the country. During the year several residents having relatives in Eastern Europe requested disinfection of clothing, which is generally new, and seven certificates were issued in respect of such clothing, which had been disinfected by the Department. Charges totalling £2 were made for this work. A local firm of clothing exporters applied for the disinfection by the Department of large quantities of clothing before export to Africa. One consignment of clothing was disinfected during the year and a charge of £2 was made. Persona] Cleansing. The personal cleansing stations are situated adjacent to the Turkish Baths, Plumstead High Street, and at Eltham Hill Health Centre, Sherard Road. The number of persons cleansed in 1954 was 902, and the number treated for scabies was 71. The total number of attendances at the cleansing stations was 1,008. Details of the number of cases and attendances at the two Cleansing Stations are given below:- Treatment of Verminous Persons Pre-school Children School Children Adults Totals Boys Girls Boys Girls Men Women Number of Cases 7 25 228 552 6 84 902 Number of Treatments 7 25 234 569 6 90 931 Treatment of Scabies Pre-school Children School Children Adults Totals Boys Girls Boys Girls Men Women Mumber of Cases 7 3 14 24 2 11 71 Mumber of Treatments 7 3 20 29 3 15 77 Authentication of International Certificates of Vaccination and Inoculation. Persons proceeding abroad are required to produce in certain countries evidence of recent successful vaccination or inoculation. The signatures on these certificates are not acceptable by the countries concerned unless authenticated by the Medical Officer of Health as being the signature of a Doctor practising within the area. During the year 324 certificates were authenticated by me. Of these 293 were in relation to smallpox, 24 to cholera and 7 to typhoid fever. 48