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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

Fulham 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Table: Public Mortuary—One hundred and nineteen bodies were removed to the Mortuary during 1928, and were admitted as follows:—

Public Mortuary—One hundred and nineteen bodies were removed to the Mortuary during 1928, and were admitted as follows:—

By order of the Coroner88
Brought by Police19
For convenience till funeral12
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Ninety-two post-mortem examinations were made
and inquests were held in 38 cases.

Table: Disinfection—The following rooms were disinfected and cleansed after infectious disease:—

Disinfection—The following rooms were disinfected and cleansed after infectious disease:—

Rooms fumigated after:—
Scarlet Fever451
Diphtheria316
Measles110
Phthisis294
Erysipelas65
Encephalitis Lethargica1
Smallpox31
Cancer53
Poliomyelitis1
Influenza1
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia32
Scabies30
Enteric Fever57
Pemphigus1
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis4
Bronchitis1
Pneumonia3
Epidemic Diarrhoea2
Chickenpox1
Pediculosis1
Rooms fumigated after Thames Flooding12
Rooms fumigated for Vermin59
Rooms sprayed15
Rooms fumigated by request69
Total1,610