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 the year 1904
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N.B. —The above articles were destroyed at the request of the owners.
Table No. 1— continued.
Total Number of Rooms Disinfected
1507
„ „ Beds „
708
„ „ Pillows „
1375
„ „ Bolsters „
451
„ „ Mattresses „
213
„ „ Sheets „
821
„ „ Blankets „
1084
„ „ Odd articles „
2888
Total
7.540
Total Number of Beds Destroyed
5
„ „ Mattresses „
6
„ „ Palliasses „
20
Bolsters
2
„ „ Pillows „
2
Odd articles
49
Total
84
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
Table No. 1 —continued.
Number of Rooms Disinfected after each Infectious Disease
from January 3rd to December 31st, 1904, INCLUSIVE.
Membranous
Croup.
Diphtheria.
Erysipelas.
Puerperal
Fever.
Enteric
Fever.
Measles.
Cancer.
Consumption
Chicken
Pox.
Special.
Total.
Small-pox.
Scarlet
Fever.
Date
1904
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
..
2 5
1
21
1
1
3
15
..
..
..
..
67
..
29
..
26
..
1
..
9
..
..
..
..
65
..
5
..
38
..
1
1
26
..
4
..
..
75
1
10
..
22
1
2
1
69
..
1
..
..
107
..
7
..
27
..
1
..
140
..
1
..
..
176
..
8
..
22
2
..
4
291
..
..
..
..
327
..
18
..
39
I
I
2
193
I
I
7
..
263
I
19
..
35
..
I
4
22
I
..
4
..
87
..
18
..
28
I
..
6
6
..
2
..
..
61
..
18
..
62
..
..
4
14
1
2
2
..
103
1
17
..
45
2
..
4
13
..
..
8
..
90
15
12
..
35
1
..
1
11
..
..
1
10
86
18
186
1
400
9
8
30
809
3
11
22
10
1 507
December
Total