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
Enfield 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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20
Other nuisances abated 89
Ditches cleaned out 9
Cases of overcrowding abated 37
Houses fumigated after infectious
disease 512
Houses fumigated after phthisis 13
525
Rooms stripped and re-papered, etc.,
after occupation by cases of infectious
disease 136
Articles of clothing and bedding, etc.,
disinfected after infectious disease 5782
Articles of clothing and bedding, etc.,
destroyed 47
5,829
Articles of clothing and bedding, etc.,
disinfected after Phthisis 100
Articles of clothing and bedding, etc.,
destroyed after Phthisis 2
102
Articles of clothing and bedding,
etc., disinfected after cancer 8
Library books disinfected 102
Cases of Scarlet Fever removed to
hospital 172
Cases of Diphtheria removed to
hospital 270
Cases of Enteric Fever removed to
hospital 0
442