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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
Ilford 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table shows the number of these cases admitted, and the deaths occurring during the respective months of the year:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | |
| January | 10 | — | — | — |
| February | — | — | — | — |
| March | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| April | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| May | 3 | — | — | — |
| June | — | 1 | — | — |
| July | 1 | — | — | — |
| August | 3 | — | — | — |
| September | 2 | — | 4 | 1 |
| October | 5 | — | — | — |
| November | 2 | — | — | — |
| December | 6 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
DISINFECTION.
The disinfection of the town bedding, etc., is carried
out at the Hospital, and has formerly been performed by
two men who, in addition, devoted their spare time to other
work at the Hospital.
The disinfecting work has continued to grow so much
that these men's spare time for Hospital duties became little
or nothing. Accordingly during the past year one man, who
holds the certificate of the Sanitary Institute, has been appointed
Assistant Sanitary Inspector, and is responsible for
the carrying out of this work. The other man drives the