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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

Deptford 1914

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: Table SHEWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1914.

Table SHEWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1914.

1914Premises.Rooms.Beds.Pillows.Bolsters.MattressesSheets.Blankets.Odd Articles.Articles Destroyed.
January120132751635226921242811 mattress, 4 odd articles.
February8892691295929641173401 bed, 1 mattress, 1 blanket, 3 odd articles
March93121631174519611003131 mattress,1 odd article
April98105711355723731052301 bed, 2 pillows
May113135661405827661191973 beds, 3 mattresses, 2 odd articles
June114173761516133931011804 beds, 2 mattresses, 4 odd articles
July11514183132472690971822 beds, 2 palliasses, 2 bolsters, 2 pillows, 2 blankets
August93976913256249290176
September125139861755223813532671 bed, 1 mattress
October126137103193542510037710841 mattress, 1 sheet
November15917010821780511382639554 beds, 6 mattresses, 2 bolsters, 5 pillows, 5 odd articles
December14114010220792351071955651 mattress. 20 odd articles
Total138515829711891713341105720414770

Table: Table SHEWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES:—

Table SHEWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES:—

1914Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Krysipelas.Membranous Croup.Enteric FeverPulmonary TuberculosisMeaslesPuerperal Fever.Cerebro-spinal Fever.Other Diseases.
January..6617..2227111..4
February..4718....378....1
March..6212......218....1
April..59181....143......
May..771531..1371....
June..126211....203......
July..8913......243....1
August..6316....1l2......3
September..78261....17..1..3
October..76281..116......1
November..10825..1..221....12
December..93202..121........
Total..944229948214443..26