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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
City of London 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Miscellaneous Diseases Reported and Enquired into—
| Brought forward | 201 | Brought forward | 245 | Brought forward | 260 |
| Heat Stroke and Apoplexy | 17 | Malnutrition | 1 | Scabies | 1 |
| Injuries | 3 | Malta Fever | 1 | Septicæmia | 2 |
| Insanity | 2 | Nephritis | 2 | Sciatica | 1 |
| Inguinal Glands | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | Senile Decay and Debility | 3 |
| Illness (nature not known) | 1 | Pleurisy | 5 | Suicide | 3 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 1 | Phlebotamus Fever | 1 | Sprue | 1 |
| Intestinal Toxæmia | 1 | Pyæmia | 1 | Tumours | 1 |
| Jaundice | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | Tonsillitis | 4 |
| Lungs, Inflammation of | 1 | Rash on Skin | 1 | Ureamia, Epileptic | 1 |
| Mumps | 16 | Sores | 1 | Whooping Cough | 12 |
| Carried forward | 245 | Carried forward | 260 | Total | 289 |
TABLE XXIII.
Vessels and Premises Disinfected from 1st January to 31st December , 1923.
| Month. | Reason for Disinfection. | Fumigation for Rats, etc. | Rat Precautions. Vessels kept under observation. U.S.A. requirements. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickenpox. | Continued Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Malaria. | Measles. | Plague (Suspected). | Smallpox. | Pulm. Tuberc. | Influenza. | ||||
| January | l | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | — | — | — | 2 |
| February | — | — | — | l | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 |
| March | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | l | — | l | 2 | — | 7 | — | 19 |
| April | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | l | 2 | — | 1 | — | 15 |
| May | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 11 | |
| June | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | l | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | |
| July | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 9 | |
| August | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 13 |
| September | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | 14 |
| October | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| November | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| December | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 122 |
TABLE XXIV.
Number of Disinfections of Effects, Bedding, &c., from 1st January to 31st December , 1923.
| Month. | Reason for Disinfection. | Hospital Bedding, &c. | Total. | No. of times disinfector was used. | Fumigated in cabin of Vessel. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickenpox. | Continued Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Measles. | Pulm. Tuberc. | Plague (Suspected). | Smallpox. | Erysipelas. | Scabies. | Chill. | |||||
| January | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| February | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| March | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| April | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| May | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — |
| June | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| July | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| August | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
| September | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — |
| October | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| November | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| December | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 8 |