Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1924
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Brought forward 1,471
Brought forward | 1,471 |
Rooms fumigated after Polio Myelitis | |
,, „ Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | |
„ „ Puerperal Fever | |
„ ,, Scabies | 30 |
„ „ Enteric Fever | 11 |
„ ,, Pneumonia | 3 |
„ „ Mumps | 1 |
„ „ Whooping Cough | 3 |
„ „ Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 |
„ ,, for Vermin | 23 |
Rooms sprayed | 32 |
„ fumigated by request | 58 |
1,659 |
The following articles were disinfected at the Council's Disinfecting Station :—
Beds | 752 | 752 | |
Mattresses | 827 | 132 | 959 |
Palliasses | 168 | — | 168 |
Spring beds | 11 | — | 11 |
Pillows | 1,898 | 149 | 2,047 |
Cushions | 267 | — | 267 |
Bolsters | 738 | — | 738 |
Blankets | 2,095 | 525 | 2,620 |
Sheets | 1,158 | 209 | 1,367 |
Covers | 324 | — | 324 |
Counterpanes | 680 | 36 | 716 |
Curtains | 229 | — | 229 |
Carpets | 285 | — | 285 |
Hearth rugs | 274 | — | 274 |
Articles of clothing | 2,443 | 474 | 2,917 |
Eiderdowns | 171 | — | 171 |
Sundries | 469 | 62 | 531 |
12,789 | 1,587 | 14,376 |