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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
Port of London 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XVIII.
V essels and P remises D isinfected, from 1 st J anuary to 31 st D ecember , 1911.
| Month. | Reason for Disinfection. | Total Number of Disinfections. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CerebroSpinal Meningitis. | Chickenpox. | Cholera. | Continued Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Plague (Suspected). | Scarlet Fever. | Smallpox. | Tuberculosis. | Precautionary Measure. | ||
| January | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 |
| February | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 |
| March | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 15 | |
| April | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
| May | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| June | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 |
| July | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 |
| August | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| September | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 10 |
| October | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 9 |
| November | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 |
| December | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | |
| Totals | ... | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 15 | ... | 6 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 119 | |
TABLE XIX.
N umber of D isinfections of E ffects , B edding, &c., from 1 st J anuary to 31 st D ecember , 1911.
| Month. | Reason for Disinfection. | Hospital Bedding, &c. | Total Effects. | Number of times Steam Disinfector was used. | Disinfected by Fumigation. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera. | Chicken-pox. | Continued Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Suspected Plague. | Scarlet Fever. | Smallpox. | Precautionary measure. | |||||
| January | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 6 | ... |
| February | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 5 | ... |
| March | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | ... |
| April | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 12 | 5 | ... |
| May | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 6 | ... |
| June | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | ... |
| July | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 5 | ... |
| August | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ... |
| September | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 8 | 4 | ... |
| October | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 6 | ... |
| November | .. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| December | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Totals | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 11 | ... | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 97 | 58 | ... |