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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

West Ham 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Disinfection.

Table: The following return sets out the diseases for which disinfection took place in the Northern and Southern parts of the Borough respectively:—

The following return sets out the diseases for which disinfection took place in the Northern and Southern parts of the Borough respectively:—

DiseaseNorthSouthTotals
Scarlet Fever418502920
Diphtheria389503892
Tuberculosis232307539
Enteric Fever—88
Cerebro-Spinal Fever112
Erysipelas527
Pneumonia and Measles5510
Cancer20424
Small Pox122705827
Schools78173251
General Disinfections213253
Disinfestations422567
Total3600

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In some instances more than one room was disinfected in
respect of one notified case.
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