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
Fulham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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89.
Disinfection.
The following rooms were disinfected and cleansed
after infectious disease :—
Scarlet Fever 611
Diphtheria 476
Measles 72
Phthisis 168
Erysipelas 46
Smallpox 95
Cancer 26
Scabies 18
Puerperal Fever 16
Puerperal Pyrexia 7
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis 3
Enteric Fever 10
Paratyphoid 3
Encephalitis Lethargica 2
Influenza 1
Venereal Disease 3
Pneumonia 1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1
Eczema 1
Chickenpox 2
Rooms fumigated for Vermin 122
Rooms sprayed 32
Rooms fumigated by request 64
Bedding, etc., destroyed by request 28
Total 1,808