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Deptford 1915

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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direction of your Medical Officer of Health. The infected rooms
have been fumigated, and when necessary the walls of the disinfected
portion of the house have been stripped and the ceilings cleansed.

Table SHEWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1915.

1915Premises.Rooms.Beds.Pillows.Bolsters.MattressesSheets.Blankets.Odd Articles.Articles Destroyed.
January97107651275019491702228 mattresses, 12 odd articles
February107119801605333901313002 pillows, 2 bolsters
March116124861707136681383371 mattress, 30 odd articles, 1 bed.
April8697531343815601022972 beds.
May6981418931104464210
June80955287331344482141 mattress, 10 odd articles
July899955102401569741942 beds, 1 bolster, 1 mattress
August879056114412165561882 beds, 2 mattresses, 9 pillows, 3 bolsters, 2 odd articles
September889756973616552092052 beds, 1 mattress, 1 1 bolster, 1 pillow, 5 odd articles.
October102127831606139881072551 bed.
November8795681494725551122381 bed, 3 mattresses, 2 odd articles
December979970152533784134317
Total11051230765154155427977113452977

Table SHEWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES:—

1915Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Enteric Fever.Pulmonary TuberculosisMeasles.Puerperal Fever.Cerebrospinal Fever.Other Diseases.
January..52151..2211..6
February..5017610232..3..
March..382311041....51
April..271213403..45
May..2214..5301113
June..34912192....6
July..4711....214....3
August..3718....252....2
September..29161128....12
October..3824113611....
November..4017..126..125
December..36201273..16
Total..45019613333381941739