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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 1921

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

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Table: TABLE XXII.Vessels and Premises Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1921.

TABLE XXII.

Vessels and Premises Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1921.

Month.Reason for Disinfection.Total number of Disinfections.
Cerebrospinal Meningitis.Chicken-pox.Cholera.Continued Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Malaria.Dysentery.Measles and German Measles.Influenza and Pneumonia.Plague.Remittent Fever.Scarlet Fever,Small-pox.Leprosy.Pulmonary Tuberculosis, &c.Precautionary Measure.Vessels Fumigated and Sprayed.
Jan..........1...1............11......1............5
Feb................1.................................236
Mar....1......13.........51......1......4...622
April...1......11...............1............1...38
May.........122...1...1...1...1......2...1021
June...............3........................1.........48
July...........................1...1...1......2...38
Aug....1.........2...1...1...2...1......1...211
Sept....2.........11...1...1......1...12...414
Oct................1...............1...1......1...48
Nov.............12..............................2...27
Dec....1.........3.........3............1...1...312
Totals...6...25201211137...63116244130

Table: TABLE XXIII.N umber of D isinfections of E ffects, B edding, &c., from 1 st J anuary to 31 st D ecember, 1921.

TABLE XXIII.

N umber of D isinfections of E ffects, B edding, &c., from 1 st J anuary to 31 st D ecember, 1921.

Month.Reason for Disinfection.Hospital Bedding, &c.Total Effects.Number of times Steam Disinfector was used.Disinfected by Fumigation.
Cholera.Chicken-pox.Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.Continued Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Malaria.Measles.Pulmonary Tuberculosis, &c.Plague.Influenza and Pneumonia.Scarlet Fever.Leprosy.Small-pox.Precautionary Measure.
Jan..........1...2.........11............164...
Feb..........1...1...............1.........141...
Mar....1.........2...3......1............1951
April............11......1.....................321
May.........1...1...1.........1............43...
June...............2..............................22....
July.....................11......1............32...
Aug....1.........1.........1..................311
Sept..................................11.........22• ••
Oct................1...............1............2......
Nov.............22...............1............511
Dec..................................1.........123...
Totals...2...3413...522271......445264