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 1926
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Rooms, Bedding and Clothing Disinfected dueing the Year ending 31st December, 1926.
| Month | Number of Rooms | Total No. of Articles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Dipththeria | Smallpox | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Pneumonia | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Measles | Cancer | Scabies | Verminous Conditions | Other Conditions | Total No. of Rooms | ||
| January | 25 | 54 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | .. | 2 | 8 | 5 | 108 | 1684 |
| February | 13 | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 92 | 1505 |
| March | 21 | 62 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 126 | 1600 |
| April | 24 | 28 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 17 | 2 | 1 | .. | 25 | 1 | 104 | 1094 |
| May | 29 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 33 | 2 | 97 | 936 |
| June | 34 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 1 | 2 | .. | 59 | 4 | 158 | 1417 |
| July | 41 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 2 | .. | 27 | 8 | 119 | 1337 |
| August | 42 | 76 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | .. | 1 | 2 | 45 | 180 | 1370 | |
| September | 80 | 89 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 1 | 218 | 1677 |
| October | 70 | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 159 | 1989 |
| November | 57 | 67 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 155 | 4777 |
| December | 31 | 47 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 21 | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 5 | 122 | 1509 |
| Totals | 467 | 628 | .. | 10 | 3 | 2 | 160 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 289 | 40 | 1638 | 20895 |
No. of articles destroyed by request 295
Articles disinfected in Formalin Chamber, such as boots, boxes, books, etc. (included in 20,895 above) 5,090