[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland County Borough.

  • Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    51 DISINFECTION. The following work has been done by the Disinfecting Officer:— Number of rooms disinfected . 730 Number of calls for bedding, etc. ... . 1021 The work carried out at the Disinfecting Station at the Hospital for Infectious Diseases is given in the following table:_ Articles Disinfected Destroyed. Beds . 190 27 Mattresses . 385 31 Blankets . 1008 50 Pillows . 502 18 Quilts . 94 9 Sheets . 53b 45 Bolsters . 205 12 Sundries . 762 211 3676 405 SCABIES. The rooms and bedding in respect of all discharged cases of scabies were disinfested, a total of 585 verminous rooms being dis¬ infested by the Officer during the year as well as the cleansing of 49 persons, infested with vermin. VENEREAL DISEASES. For the report on Venereal Diseases, I am indebted to Dr. Kirkhouse, Consultant Venereologist; and I have extracted the relevant facts and figures from his report on the Special Treatment Department of the Sunderland Royal Infirmary. ATTENDANCE OF SUNDERLAND PATIENTS, 1954. Jan Feb Mar. Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct. Nov. Dec. TOTAL M. ... 308 357 311 285 303 287 278 264 326 322 286 243 3570 F. ... 285 285 282 249 319 325 259 184 222 196 270 235 3111