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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
Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XX.
Number of Disinfections of Effects, Bedding, &c., from 1st January to 31st December, 1907.
| Month. | Reason for Disinfection. | Hospital Bedding, &c. | Total Effects. | Number of times Steam Disinfeetor was used. | Disinfected by Fumigation. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken-pox. | Continued Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Suspected Plague. | Scarlet Fever. | Small-pox. | Precautionary Measure. | |||||
| January | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| February | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 1 |
| March | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| April | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| May | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 5 | ... | |
| June | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| July | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 14 | 11 | ... |
| August | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 5 | ... |
| September | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| October | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| November | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| December | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 76 | 169 | 115 | 12 |