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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 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Table: TABLE VII.Vessels and Premises Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1914.

TABLE VII.

Vessels and Premises Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1914.

Month.Reason for Disinfection.Total Number of Disinfections.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.Chicken-pox.Cholera.Continued Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Beri-BeriMeasles.Whooping Cough.PlagueRemittent Fever.Scarlet Fever.Small-pox.Pulmonary-Tuberculosis, &c.Precautionary Measure.Vessels Fumigated.
January...............2.....................22......6
February............12........................2......5
March1............3..................1...1......6
April............1.........11......2...5......10
May...............2..................2...8...113
June...............1......2............12129
July -...2.........1......1.........2...2......8
August...1.........1........................2......4
September...............31...............1...3...210
October.........1...2......1...............2...39
November.........1......1...3...............2...18
December...1......12......21............4...213
Totals14...23192...102......8335111101

Table: TABLE VIII.Number of Disinfections of Effects, Bedding, &c., from 1st January to 31st December, 1914.

TABLE VIII.

Number of Disinfections of Effects, Bedding, &c., from 1st January to 31st December, 1914.

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 ever.Erysipelas.Measles.Pulmonary Tuberculosis, &c.Plague.Remittent Fever.Scarlet Fever.Small-pox.Precautionary measure.
January.........1..................2......39...
February.........12...........................35...
March............3...............1.........45...
April............1...............2.........35...
May............2...............1.........34...
June...1......1...2.........1.........65...
July...1......1...12......3......196...
August...1......2...........................34...
September............31............1......1641
October......1...5......1..................73l
November......21......1..................263...
December............2...22..................742
Totals...43223165......93...460574