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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
Fulham 1910
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1910
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GENERAL SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Disinfection.
All infected articles were disinfected at the Council's Disinfecting
Station, Townmead Road. The total cost of the
station for the year was £893 l1s. 8d., including ,£70 for
interest on loans for building and plant, and ,£216 for repayment
of principal. The cost during the last three years the
work was done by a contractor averaged £1,257.
1,358 rooms were disinfected and cleansed, viz.:—
| After Scarlet Fever | 355 |
| ,, Diphtheria | 250 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 25 |
| ,, Erysipelas | 54 |
| ,, Puerperal Fever | 22 |
| ,, Measles | 295 |
| ,, Phthisis | 300 |
| ,, other diseases | 25 |
| Verminous | 32 |
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
147 bodies were removed to the Mortuary during the year and were admitted as follows:—
| At the request of the Coroner | 105 |
| Brought in by the Police | 21 |
| At the request of the Medical Officer of Health | 1 |
| ,, ,, Relieving Officer | 5 |
| For convenience till funeral | 15 |
| 147 |
Inquests were held on 125, and post-mortem examinations
made in 73 of the above cases.