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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

City of London 1918

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

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Table: TABLE XXLVessels and Premises Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1918.

TABLE XXL

Vessels and Premises Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1918.

Month.Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.Chicken-poxCholera.Continued Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Reason for Disinfection.Scarlet Fever,Small-pox.Pulmonary Tuberculosis, &c,Precautionary Measure.Vessels Fumigated and Sprayed.Total number of Disinfections.
Erysipelas.MalariaMeasles.Influenza.Plague.Remittent Fever.
January......................................................
February................................................88
March...............1......1.........1...1......4
April...2......2........................11......6
May...1...111..................1............5
Juue.........11...............1...............14
July...............2......1............1...14
August...............3...4...1......1...211
September.................. ...........................33
October.........2 .........1...............3
November..................12...............14
December................................................22
Totals3...249...1632...214...1754

Table: TABLE XXII.Number of Disinfections of Effects, Bedding, &c., from 1st January to 31st December, 1918.

TABLE XXII.

Number of Disinfections of Effects, Bedding, &c., from 1st January to 31st December, 1918.

Month.Reason for Disinfection.Hospital Bedding, &c.Total Effects.Number of times Steam Disinfector was use l.Disinfected by Fumigation.
Cholera.Chicken-pox.Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.Continued Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Malaria.Measles.Pulmonary Tuberculosis, &c.Plague.Influenza.Scarlet Fever.Small-poxPrecautionary Measure.
January.............................. .....................1...
February...................................................
March...................................................I
April...1........................1......23...
May...1...112.........1................65...
June.........111........................1451
July...............2...1.........1.........43...
August...1......3...1...1............3951
September...................................................
October...............2............3............532
November...............2............1............321
December..........................................113...
Totals...3... 2212...2...2411...53430