Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
This page requires JavaScript
T able II.
MEASLES.
Year. | Incidence Rate per 1000 Population. | Mortality Rate per 1000 Cases. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarters of Year. | Total. | Quarters of Year. | Total. | |||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
1936 | 3.9 | 11.5 | .7 | .1 | 16.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 7.6 | — | 5.7 |
1935 | .1 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .6 | — | — | — | 30.3 | 8.3 |
1934 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 19.4 | 5.4 | 12.7 | 10.4 | - | 8.8 |
1933 | .4 | .9 | .7 | .2 | 2.2 | 25.9 | — | 14.5 | - | 9.2 |
1932 | 3.9 | 9.8 | .8 | .3 | 14.8 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 18.5 | — | 9.4 |
1931 | .7 | .9 | .3 | .3 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 5.4 | — | — | 4.7 |
1930 | 6.5 | 9.5 | .9 | .2 | 17.1 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 17.5 | — | 8.9 |
1929 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | 3.0 | 19.4 | 8.3 | — | — | 11.8 |
1928 | 11.0 | 7.1 | .5 | .1 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 52.8 | 19.6 | — | 32.7 |
1927 | .2 | .7 | .5 | .7 | 2.0 | — | 13.9 | 20.4 | 7.0 | 12.0 |
DISINFECTING AND CLEANSING STATION.
These buildings are situated in Cambridge Street, at the rear of St. Pancras Gardens.
Disinfection.
In connection with cases of infectious disease, bedding, clothing, etc., are disinfected
by steam under pressure at the Council's Disinfecting Station, Cambridge Street. No charge
is made.
Library books and articles which would be injured by steam are disinfected by formaldehyde
generated in a small chamber.
Separate motor vans are used for the collection of infected and delivery of disinfected
articles.