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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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83.
Public Mortuary.
One hundred and thirty bodies were removed to the
Mortuary during 1929, and were admitted as follows:—
By order of the Coroner 118
Brought by the Police 9
For convenience till funeral 3
130
The number of inquests held during the year was
42 and in 15 of these cases post-mortem examinations
were made. The total number of post-mortem examinations
made during the year was 96.
Disinfection.
Disinfection.—The following rooms were disinfected and cleansed after infectious disease:—
| Rooms fumigated after:— | |
| Scarlet Fever | 498 |
| Diphtheria | 360 |
| Phthisis | 387 |
| Erysipelas | 48 |
| Measles | 46 |
| Puerperal Fever | 20 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 |
| Chickenpox | 6 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 5 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 |
| Scabies | 22 |
| Cancer | 43 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 7 |
| Whooping cough | 3 |
| Influenza | 1 |
| Mumps | 1 |
| Rooms fumigated for Vermin | 151 |
| Rooms sprayed | 28 |
| Rooms fumigated by request | 110 |
| 1,751 | |