London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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him or her until circumstances have changed. It only remains
to point out that where such steps become necessary, local institutional
arrangements should be available.
Compulsory disinfection of all houses after death from tuberculosis
is now practised throughout the district under Section 5
of the Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890.
DISINFECTION.
This subject was discussed at considerable length in my report
for last year.