Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1923
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Rooms, Bedding and Clothing Disinfected During the Year Ending 31st December, 1923
| Mouth. | Number of Rooms. | Total No. of Articles. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Small pox. | Verminous Conditions | Cancer. | Scabies. | Measles | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Pneumonia. | Polioencephalitis | Anthrax | Other Conditions. | Total No. of Rooms. | ||
| January | 27 | 60 | 21 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 109 | 1412 | |
| February | 21 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 90 | 1549 | |
| March | 29 | 48 | 15 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 105 | 1711 |
| April | 19 | 30 | 28 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 86 | 1460 |
| May | 15 | 28 | 19 | .. | 47 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 118 | 1193 | |
| June | 25 | 29 | 12 | .. | 29 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 104 | 1560 |
| July | 20 | 24 | 17 | .. | 59 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 131 | 1303 |
| August | 13 | 33 | 10 | .. | 52 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 117 | 1316 |
| September | 43 | 49 | 21 | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 128 | 1734 |
| October | 38 | 56 | 10 | .. | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 132 | 1915 |
| November | 47 | 44 | 13 | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 119 | 1882 |
| December | 32 | 47 | 16 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 10 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 115 | 1736 |
| Totals | 325 | 482 | 208 | 1 | 226 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 1354 | 18771 |
No. of articles destroyed by request .. .. 257
Articles disinfected in Formalin Chamber, such
as boots, boxes, books, etc. 1,300*
Rooms in Schools disinfected .. ..8
* Inciuded in 18,771 above.