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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
Beckenham 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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FUMIGATION OF ROOMS.
Showing the number of rooms Fumigated each month.
| Month. | ROOMS FUMIGATED. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid Fever. | Diphtheria | Cancer. | Phthisis. | Pneumonia. | Measles. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | |
| January | 25 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | 37 |
| February | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| March | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| April | 5 | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 20 |
| May | 11 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| June | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 19 | |
| July | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 15 | |
| August | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 |
| September | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | |
| October | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 18 | |
| November | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 15 |
| December | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 17 |
| Total | 107 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 222 |
Table showing Materials Fumigated each month.
| Materials Fumigated. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | Septemb'r | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpets | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | ... |
| Rugs and Mats | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 9 | 7 | 1 | |
| Mattresses | 38 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 14 |
| Palliasses | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Beds | 15 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Pillows | 65 | 36 | 67 | 34 | 57 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 27 | 57 | 32 | 28 |
| Bolsters | 28 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Sheets | 51 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 14 |
| Blankets | 85 | 46 | 77 | 48 | 38 | 50 | 58 | 33 | 20 | 59 | 37 | 28 |
| Quilts | 19 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Curtains | 35 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 13 | ... | 13 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 12 |
| Clothing | 101 | 38 | 46 | 47 | 18 | 26 | 67 | 42 | 17 | 38 | 20 | 25 |
| Eiderdowns | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Cushions | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| Miscellaneous (Blinds, Covers, &c.) | 14 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 500 | 252 | 341 | 215 | 228 | 242 | 308 | 232 | 130 | 306 | 179 | 166 |