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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1911
[Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1911]
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Drains and sanitary fittings are tested as a routine procedure
in all infected houses in cases of diphtheria, enteric and puerperal
fever, and as regards other diseases in such instances as may be
found necessary.
The following table gives the drainage defects, &c., in houses in which cases of infectious disease were notified during 1911:—
| DISEASE. | No. of houses invaded. | Number showing defects as to— | Percentage showing drainage defects. | Percentage showing no drainage defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drains. | Traps, fittings and appliances. | Total._ | ||||
| Diphtheria | 182 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 22 | 78 |
| Erysipelas | 158 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 94 |
| Scarlet Fever | 271 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 90 |
| Typhoid | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 63 |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 89 |
| Total | 639 | 29 | 57 | 86 | 13 | 87 |