London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hackney 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table gives particulars of the number, etc., of persons who were bathed and cleansed for parasitic disease at the Disinfection Station during the year.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving Hot Baths | Men | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Women | … | … | … | … | 1 | 1 | 2 | … | … | … | … | … | 4 | |
| Children | 172 | 230 | 275 | 162 | 292 | 347 | 324 | 35 | 251 | 334 | 385 | 235 | 3042 | |
| Receiving Sulphur Baths | Men | 12 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 107 |
| Women | 17 | 16 | … | 2 | 2 | … | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 90 | |
| Children | 63 | 138 | 59 | 82 | 59 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 75 | 58 | 14 | 644 | |