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Bethnal Green 1905

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905

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APPENDIX B.Infectious Diseases.

Month,Inspections in connection with Cases. 1No. of Persons Removed. 2Total No. of Rooms Disinfected. 3No. of Disinfections by Request. 4No.of Cases in which Shelter Used. 5No. of Persons accommodated in Shelter. 6No. of Articles of Bedding, &c., Disinfected. 7
January15967918_2209
February121838673574
March98789594759
April87537195287
May1549710674326
June125841181127 (2 days)2461
July10079100311 (1 day)2208
August1341069923389
September141105144521 (2 days)2928
October16410814511310 (12 hours)5034
November21612511755130
December1447698132 (2 days)5010
Totals164310611270781121 (71 days)46315

The Diseases, in respect of which Disinfection was carried out, were as follows:—Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Continued Fever, Small
Pox; also Phthisis, Measles, &c., by request of relatives. One landing and a cab and a van were disinfected in addition to column (3).
It was found necessary to destroy 101 articles of bedding at the station.