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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
Lambeth 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
During 1909, good work has been done by the Staff (individually
and collectively) in connection with the Disinfecting
Department—5654 infected rooms and 23982 infected
articles (bedding, etc.) having been disinfected, as compared
with 5158 and 22646 respectively in 1908. A total number
of 1809 notifiable infectious diseases (including 14 cases
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis) have been reported during the
year 1909, but a large amount of disinfection has also been
carried out in connection with cases of Measles (1601),
Whooping Cough (761), Tuberculosis (1152), Chicken-pox
(708), Cancer (56), Verminous Houses and Persons (148),
and other Diseases (154). Full details are to be found on
pp. 150-152.
The whole of the 1809 compulsorily notifiable diseases
(representing 1577 infected houses) have been dealt with,
whilst 16 schools have been disinfected in connection with
outbreaks of infectious disease, viz., Measles 8, Scarlet
Fever 5, Whooping Cough 1, ana Mumps 2.
Particulars as to disinfection carried out in the Borough of Lambeth during 1909.
| Total No. of rooms disinfected by Council | 5654 | |
| Cases in which bedding has been disinfected at home | 1197* | |
| Do. do. do. at Chamber | 2642 | |
| Do. do. do. destroyed | 51 | |
| Premises disinfected and disinfectants supplied | 12666 | |
*The number is increased, compared with previous years, owing
to bedding no longer being removed to the disinfecting station in the
cases of Measles, Chicken-pox and Whooping Cough.