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Fulham 1912
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1912
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GENERAL SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Disinfection.
The following infected articles were disinfected at the Council's Disinfecting Station, Townmead Road, during the year:-
| Beds | 1063 |
| Mattresses | 1644 |
| Pillows | 2690 |
| Bolsters | 1026 |
| Blankets | 1686 |
| Sheets | 1588 |
| Rugs and Counterpanes | 1695 |
| Curtains | 1525 |
| Carpets and Rugs | 1061 |
| Articles of Clothing | 6739 |
| Cushions | 410 |
| Spring Beds | 9 |
| Sundries | 9010 |
| 30146 |
The total cost of the station for the year, including
£56 for interest on loans for the building and plant and
£216 for repayment of principal, was £937.
The following rooms were disinfected and cleansed viz.:-
| After Phthisis | 321 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 443 |
| „ Chickenpox | 3 |
| ,, Diphtheria | 197 |
| „ Measles | 400 |
| „ Erysipelas | 76 |
| „ Opthalmia Neonatorum | 1 |
| „ Puerperal Fever | 26 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 24 |
| ,, Anthrax | 1 |
| „ Poliomyelitis | 2 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 1 |
| „ Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 2 |
| „ Scabies | 1 |
| „ Cancer | 3 |
| Rooms fumigated by request | 38 |
| Verminous rooms fumigated | 92 |
| School Classrooms sprayed | 15 |
| 1646 |