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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 1939

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

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Table: APPENDIX II.- Hospital Number and type of Cases Admitted.

APPENDIX II.- Hospital Number and type of Cases Admitted.

AdmittedDischargedDiedRemaining under , treatment
Smallpox----
Chickenpox----
Diphtheria44--
Enteric Fever881-
Scarlet Fever----
Measles77--
Mumps99--
German Measles22--
Malaria2219-3
Other Diseases5554-2
10710315
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 19395
Total number of days' treatment during the year1,553
Average number of days' treatment for each case14.2
Average daily number of patients in Hospital4.3

Table: appendix iii.bacteriological examination of rats during 1939.

appendix iii.

bacteriological examination of rats during 1939.

SOURCETOTAL EXAMINEDBLACK RATSBROWN RATSSPECIES UNKNOV/NMICERATS 1NFECTED WITH PLAGUE
FOUND DEADTRAFFED POISONED ETC.FOUND DEADTRAPFED POISONED ETC.FOUND DEADTRAPPED POISONED ETC.FOUND DEADTRAPPED POISONED ETC.
VESSELS790_778210----NIL
L0N00N DOCK3173244-70----NIL
ST. KATHARINE DOCK196-103-93----NIL
REGENT'S CANAL DOCK3-2-1----NIL
SURREY COMMERCIAL DOCK169-60-109----NIL
POPLAR DOCK---------NIL
VEST INDIA DOCK37-30-7----NIL
SOUTH WEST INDIA DOCK57-38-19----NIL
EAST INDIA DOCK8-6-2----NIL
ROYAL VICTORIA DOCK130-14-Il6----NIL
ROYAL ALBERT DOCK65-65------NIL
KING GEORGE V. DOCK216-214-2----NIL
TILBURY DOCK52-16-36----NIL
MILLWALL DOCK59-18140----NIL
TOTALS2,09931,5883505----NIL