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 1908
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METROPOLITAN BROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
Table No.20.
Shewing the number of premises,Rooms and Bedding disinfected during the year ending january 2nd, 1909.
1907 | . Premises. | Rooms. | Beds. | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Mattresses. | Sheets. | Blankets. | Odd Articles. | Articles Destroyed. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1908 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | |
January | 91 | 100 | 60 | 144 | 32 | 21 | 84 | 149 | 492 | |
February | 95 | 101 | 63 | 142 | 45 | 29 | 66 | 153 | 528 | 3 Mattresses, 5 Pillows, 31 odd articles |
March | 153 | 159 | 47 | 107 | 37 | 17 | 62 | 102 | 401 | 1 Mattress |
April | 114 | 134 | 55 | 81 | 36 | 4 | 53 | 89 | 249 | 1 Bed, 3 Pillows, 2 Mat-tresses, 10 odd articles |
May | 102 | 113 | 52 | 96 | 39 | 16 | 73 | 104 | 305 | 1 Bed |
June | 111 | 122 | 50 | 74 | 32 | 12 | 53 | 66 | 161 | |
July | 125 | 138 | 49 | 79 | 31 | 11 | 53 | 53 | 154 | 1 Mattress |
August | 90 | 108 | 63 | 126 | 39 | 17 | 63 | 84 | 200 | 1 Mattress |
September | 89 | 97 | 58 | 109 | 38 | 21 | 71 | 82 | 277 | 1 Bed |
October | 115 | 124 | 69 | 136 | 57 | 37 | 106 | 128 | 384 | |
November | 116 | 127 | 55 | 130 | 46 | 35 | 73 | 132 | 377 | 1 Mattress, 4 Cushions, 1 odd article |
December 1909 | 176 | 195 | 48 | 123 | 42 | 28 | 65 | 131 | 293 | 1 Bed, 2 Mattresses |
January | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .. | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
Total | 1399 | 1532 | 677 | 1360 | 480 | 251 | 892 | 1295 | 3795 |
TABLE NO.21.
Shewing the number of Rooms disinfiected after the following Diseases.
Date 1907 | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Phthisis. | Cancer. | Measles. | Meningitis | Scabis | Chicken Pox | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1908. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
January | 76 | 20 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
February | 61 | 21 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | |
March | 48 | 21 | i | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 84 | .. | .. | .. | |
April | 43 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 72 | .. | .. | .. | |
May | 56 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 39 | .. | .. | .. | |
Tune | 46 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 60 | 1 | .. | .. | |
July | 41 | 17 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 73 | .. | .. | .. | |
August | 71 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | |
September | 61 | 16 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | .. | 2 | .. | |
October | 86 | 18 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | |
November | 66 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 39 | .. | .. | .. | |
December 1909. | 42 | 33 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | 105 | .. | .. | .. | |
January | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |
Total | 706 | 206 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 542 | 1 | 2 | 1 |