Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1914
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| Spring Beds | 88 |
| Cushions | 2238 |
| Palliasses | 1284 |
| Cradle | 1 |
| Pram | 1 |
| Uniforms | 58 |
| 61204 |
Partly owing to the disinfection carried out for
Belgian refugees and the troops, there was a large
increase in the work at the disinfecting station, 61,204
articles being disinfected compared with 47,605 in 1913.
The cost of the station for the year, including £42 for
interest on loans for the building and plant and £216
for repayment of principal, was £1,027.
The following rooms were disinfected and cleansed:-
| After Scarlet Fever | 918 | |
| „ Diphtheria | 244 | |
| „ Enteric Fever | 39 | |
| „ Puerperal „ | 27 | |
| „ Erysipelas | 94 | |
| ,, Phthisis | 329 | |
| „ Measles | 233 | |
| „ Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | |
| „ Chickenpox | 2 | |
| „ Other diseases | 31 | |
| Verminous rooms fumigated and cleansed | 234 | |
| School Class Rooms sprayed | 8 | |
| 2060 | ||