Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Table SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES
1919 | Scarlet | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Membranous Croup. | Pneperal Fever | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Measles. | Enteric Fever. | Cancer. | Scabies. | Pneumonia. | Influenza | Bronchitis. | Senile Decay. | Anthrax | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Malarial | Gangrene | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. |
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January | 29 | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | 12 | .. | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
February | 23 | 22 | 3 | .. | .. | 19 | 18 | .. | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
March | 26 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
April | 26 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
May | 29 | 20 | 1 | .. | .. | 24 | 108 | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
June | 20 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 17 | 125 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
July | 43 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 98 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
August | 36 | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 35 | 211 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
September | 34 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 93 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
October | 55 | 16 | .. | .. | 1 | 23 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
November | 67 | 15 | 4 | .. | 1 | 29 | 155 | .. | 2 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
December | 70 | 55 | 1 | .. | 1 | 10 | 140 | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Total | 458 | 248 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 259 | 1104 | 11 | 28 | 182 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
VERMINOUS PREMISES.
Fifty-four premises ting of 83 rooms were fumigated during
the year.
BOOKS.
Tin red and fifty- seven Library books were disinfected
during 11
CLEANSING STATION.
One thousand five hundred and twelve of clothing were
disinfected during the year.
Table.
Total number of Premises disinfected | 2125 |
Rooms | 2380 |
Bads | 732 |
Pillows | 1369 |
Bolsters | 560 |
Mattresses | 259 |
Sheets | 754 |
Blankets | 940 |
Odd Articles | 1828 |
Total articles | 6442 |
Toatl number of Beds destroyed | 2 |
Matrresses | 4 |
Pillows | 3 |
Palliasses | 2 |
Bolsters | 1 |
Odd Articles | 4 |
Total | 16 |
N.B the above Articles were lestroyed at the request of the owners.