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 1921
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Hospital Wards disinfected nil
59
Rooms, Bedding and Clothing disinfected during the Year ending 31st December, 1921
Month. | Number of Rooms. | ||||||||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Typhoid Fever. | Verminous Conditions | Cancer. | Scabies | Measles. | By Request. | Total No. of Rooms | Total No. of Articles. | |
January | 102 | 36 | 18 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 164 | 2568 |
February | 82 | 61 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 174 | 2346 |
March | 74 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 147 | 3123 |
April | 65 | 61 | 14 | .. | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 163 | 2829 |
May | 78 | 52 | 15 | .. | 31 | 2 | 1 | .. | 182 | 2593 | |
June | 55 | 41 | 8 | .. | 30 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 139 | 2448 |
July | 59 | 28 | 5 | .. | 52 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 146 | 2117 |
August | 94 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 184 | 2568 |
September | 151 | 37 | .. | .. | 26 | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | 226 | 2892 |
October | 145 | 47 | 14 | .. | 61 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 270 | 2901 |
November | 70 | 31 | 26 | .. | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 147 | 2198 |
December | 54 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 149 | 2672 |
Totals | 1029 | 545 | 161 | 5 | 270 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 2091 | 31,255 |
No. of articles destroyed by request 113
Books for Public Libraries disinfected 424
Articles disinfected in Formalin Chamber, such
as boots, boxes, etc. 500
Rooms in Schools disinfected nil
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