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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

Deptford 1919

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: Table SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES

Table SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES

1919ScarletDiphtheria.Erysipelas.Membranous Croup.Pneperal FeverPulmonary Tuberculosis.Measles.Enteric Fever.Cancer.Scabies.Pneumonia.InfluenzaBronchitis.Senile Decay.AnthraxOphthalmia Neonatorum.MalarialGangreneCerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
January29252....812..3944111........
February23223....1918..354111..........
March26191....1729218719..1..1......
April26271112744233117312....1....
May29201....24108..4515..........1..
June209....117125....231..............
July4314......279832..31........1..2
August361111....352111..11................
September3415......17931..2................1
October5516....123712242................
November67154..129155..2122....1..........
December70551..110140..88......1..........
Total45824813152591104112818243313711213

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VERMINOUS PREMISES.
Fifty-four premises ting of 83 rooms were fumigated during
the year.
BOOKS.
Tin red and fifty- seven Library books were disinfected
during 11
CLEANSING STATION.
One thousand five hundred and twelve of clothing were
disinfected during the year.

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Total number of Premises disinfected2125
Rooms2380
Bads732
Pillows1369
Bolsters560
Mattresses259
Sheets754
Blankets940
Odd Articles1828
Total articles6442
Toatl number of Beds destroyed2
Matrresses4
Pillows3
Palliasses2
Bolsters1
Odd Articles4
Total16

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N.B the above Articles were lestroyed at the request of the owners.