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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Table: The following daily time-table is carried out:—

The following daily time-table is carried out:—

9.0 -9.20 a.m.Breakfast. (1/3 pint milk extra given).
9.30 —9.45 a.m.Temperatures taken.
9.45 —11.0 a.m.School lessons.
11.0 —11.15 a.m.Break for recreation.
11.15 —12 noonSchool lessons.
12.0 —2 p.m.Dinner, with hour's rest following.
2.0 —3.15 p.m.School lessons.
3.15 —3.30 p.m.Break for recreation (a 1 /3 pint milk given)
3.30 —4.0 p.m.School lessons.
4.0 —4.15 p.m.Temperatures taken, and school closes.

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TABLE 43
Of 161 of the 170 tuberculous patients found in 1937:-
2
lived in the basement.
41
lived on the ground floor.
49
lived on the first floor.
14
lived on the second floor.
6
lived on the third floor.
1
lived on the fourth floor.
10
lived on the top floor.
13
lived on more than one floor.
25
lived in the whole house.
TABLE 44
Housing A ccommodation
]
Number of Families occupying
One
room.
Two
rooms.
Three
rooms.
Four
rooms.
Five
rooms.
Six rooms
or more.
Patient living alone
7
-
1
-
-
-
Patient living with-
1 other
4
13
17
3
-
-
2 others
—
7
21
7
2
1
3 „
—
1
14
9
3
2
4 „
—
2
7
4
2
2
5 „
—
—
3
9
—
5
6 „
—
—
2
2
—
3
7 „
—
—
1
1
—
-
8 „
—
—
—
2
—
2
9 „
-
-
-
-
-
1
12 „
-
-
-
-
1
—
11
23
66
37
8
16