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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
Battersea 1902
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1902
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distributed consisted of 2lb. packets of carbolic powder and
1 pint bottles of sanitas fluid.
The following table gives a summary of the disinfection
work carried out from the opening of the disinfection station
to the end of December, a period of nine months:—
TABLE XXIV.
| Small-pox | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Phthisis. | Other Diseases. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Dwelling houses disinfected | 77 | 606 | 189 | 72 | 90 | 13 | 79 | 33 | 1,159 | |||
| Schoolrooms | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Other premises | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Total premises disinfected | 78 | 607 | 189 | 72 | 90 | 13 | 79 | 33 | 1,161 | |||
| Rooms disinfected by Formic Aldehyde | 260 | 255 | 72 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 11 | 712 | |||
| By Spray only | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | |||
| By S O2 | 261 | 411 | 123 | 36 | 73 | 6 | 43 | 50 | 1,003 | |||
| Total rooms disinfected | 577 | 666 | 195 | 76 | 13 | 86 | 61 | 1,771 | ||||
| Rooms stripped | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | |||
| Staircases and passages disinfected | 75 | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 85 | |||
| Palliasses. | Mattresses. | Beds. | Bolsters. | Pillows. | Cushions. | Blankets. | Sheets. | Quilts. | Carpets. | Wearing Apparel, &c. | Total. | |
| No. of articles disinfected | 1595 | 1070 | 1435 | 1177 | 2852 | 1491 | 3092 | 2871 | 1639 | 1515 | 64129 | 82866 |
9,5 02 articles were subjected to chemical disinfection. In
61 cases bedding was lent to families whose bedding had been
removed for disinfection.