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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
Bermondsey 1930
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1930
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The following table shows the number of articles passed through the steam disinfector during the year under report :—
| Beds | 1,037 |
| Blankets | 4,141 |
| Bolsters | 807 |
| „ (cases) | 326 |
| Books | 392 |
| Carpets | 17 |
| Cushions | 263 |
| Mattresses | 98 |
| Overlays | 797 |
| Pillows | 2,336 |
| Pillows (cases) | 1,905 |
| Quilts | 1,511 |
| Sheets | 2,058 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,107 |
| Verminous Clothing | 490 |
| „ Bedding | 151 |
| Hair (Bundles) | Nil |
| „ (cases) | Nil |
28,767 new tabs were used to replace those taken off
mattresses, palliasses, and cushions before disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected .. .. .. 2,699
Verminous persons cleansed .. Adult Females .. Nil
Adult Males .. 49
SHELTER.
Four flats are provided in The Neckinger for the temporary
housing of families or persons while their premises are being
disinfected ; 137 persons were accommodated during the year,
most of these being in connection with cases of small-pox.
BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY.
The work of the bacteriological laboratory consists mainly in
the examination of sputa for tubercle bacilli and the examination
of throat swabs for diphtheria bacilli. Many of the throat swabs
are sent by general practitioners and sterile outfits for this purpose
are supplied free on application to the Medical Officer of Health.
All diphtheria contacts of school age are excluded from school