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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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A table is here given showing details of the articles dealt with during each month of the year.
| Month. | Infected Articles Disinfected. | Infected Articles Destroyed. | Verminous Articles Disinfected. | Verminous Articles Destroyed. | Totals. | Loads of Verminous or Filthy 1 Goods Destroyed. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds, Overlays or Mattresses. | Other Bedding Materials. | Men's Clothing. | Women's Clothing. | Children's Clothing. | Other Articles. | Beds, Overlays or Mattresses. | Other Bedding Materials. | Men's Clothing. | Women's Clothing. | Other Articles. | Beds, Overlays or Mattresses. | Other Bedding Materials. | Men's Clothing. | Women's clothing. | Children's Clothing. | Other Articles. | Beds, Overlays or Mattresses. | Other Bedding Materials. | Men's Clothing. | Articles of Furniture. | Other Articles. | |||
| January | 317 | 2453 | 249 | 325 | 334 | 236 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 4035 | 17 |
| February | 459 | 3506 | 509 | 425 | 581 | 374 | 12 | 17 | 8 | — | 18 | 6 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 29 | 7 | — | 35 | 19 | 6068 | 9 |
| March | 373 | 2948 | 281 | 405 | 581 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | 22 | — | 3 | 34 | 45 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 5160 | 7 |
| April | 298 | 2297 | 202 | 234 | 427 | 320 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | 10 | — | 53 | 12 | 3895 | 9 |
| May | 450 | 3179 | 389 | 326 | 457 | 529 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | !0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 22 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 5496 | 7 |
| June | 312 | 2304 | 195 | 194 | 413 | 395 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 21 | — | 35 | — | 3952 | 4 |
| July | 332 | 2206 | 113 | 226 | 348 | 309 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 40 | — | 85 | 9 | 3752 | 6 |
| August | 262 | 1919 | 118 | 314 | 318 | 283 | 6 | 19 | 10 | — | 1 | 20 | 45 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | — | 48 | 3 | 3406 | 12 | |
| September | 434 | 2985 | 156 | 267 | 466 | 402 | 6 | 25 | — | — | 39 | 15 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 4969 | 5 | |
| October | 604 | 5064 | 194 | 617 | 1035 | 739 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | — | 10 | 22 | 8343 | 5 |
| November | 369 | 2865 | 191 | 439 | 894 | 716 | 5 | 1 | — | - | 3 | 4 | 15 | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | 28 | — | 38 | 6 | 5600 | 10 |
| December | 358 | 2765 | 236 | 370 | 373 | 357 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 22 | — | 21 | 2 | 4560 | 8 | |
| Totals | 4568 | 34491 | 2833 | 4142 | 6227 | 5048 | 71 | 92 | 22 | 1 | 100 | 86 | 252 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 286 | 250 | 27 | 427 | 121 | 59236 | 99 |