Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1920.
Date 1920 | Premises. | Rooms. | Beds. | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Mattresses. | Sheets. | Blankets. | Odd articles | Articles destroyed. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 149 | 165 | 85 | 162 | 72 | 22 | 68 | 106 | 110 | |
February | 90 | 92 | 60 | 138 | 40 | 25 | 44 | 87 | 148 | |
March | 115 | 122 | 68 | 161 | 55 | 46 | 76 | 109 | 449 | 1 bed, 2 palliasses, 2 pillows, 1 bolster, 55 odd articles |
April | 102 | 118 | 56 | 117 | 42 | 20 | 46 | 85 | 113 | 15 odd articles |
May | 111 | 131 | 49 | 121 | 38 | 21 | 43 | 60 | 69 | 2 mattresses, 1 blanket, 3 3 odd articles |
June | 113 | 122 | 52 | 103 | 31 | 20 | 80 | 32 | 61 | 2 beds, 2 palliasses |
July | 93 | 101 | 31 | 98 | 35 | 20 | 50 | 48 | 178 | 1 bed |
August | 70 | 79 | 38 | 77 | 28 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 52 | |
September | 133 | 139 | 81 | 160 | 68 | 30 | 70 | 59 | 85 | 1 mattress, 1 pillow |
October | 166 | 175 | 96 | 183 | 71 | 35 | 77 | 110 | 133 | 2 beds, 1 mattress, 1 bolster, 2 odd articles |
November | 167 | 169 | 94 | 228 | 77 | 48 | 80 | 145 | 215 | 2 beds, 1 mattress, 3 pillows |
December | 182 | 202 | 125 | 265 | 102 | 38 | 134 | 214 | 278 | |
Total | 1491 | 1615 | 835 | 1813 | 659 | 337 | 804 | 1098 | 1891 |
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SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES.
1920 Date | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever, | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Measles. | Enteric Fever. | Cancer. | Scabies. | Anthrax. | Influenza. | Pneumonia. | Senile Decay. | Whooping Cough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 71 | 32 | .. | 2 | 11 | 44 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
February | 57 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | ||
March | 52 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
April | 38 | 25 | 1 | .. | 38 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | ||
May | 36 | 20 | .. | 2 | 31 | 9 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | |
June | 27 | 24 | .. | .. | 30 | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | |
July | 22 | 29 | . . | .. | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
August | 26 | 16 | .. | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
September | 69 | 29 | .. | 4 | 31 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
October | 95 | 31 | .. | 2 | 28 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
November | 100 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
December | 145 | 19 | 1 | .. | 29 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Total | 938 | 305 | 6 | 15 | 292 | 65 | 4 | 25 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 |