Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
This page requires JavaScript
Date 1925 | Premises. | Rooms. | Beds. | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Mattresses. | Sheets. | Blankets. | Odd articles | Articles destroyed. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 125 | 128 | 77 | 147 | 48 | 21 | 59 | 129 | 137 | 4 beds, 5 palliasses, 3 mattresses, 2 pillows, 2 sheets, 6 odd articles |
February | 114 | 117 | 60 | 134 | 48 | 25 | 79 | 126 | 152 | 1 bed, 1 odd article |
March | 117 | 121 | 63 | 133 | 45 | 20 | 69 | 106 | 159 | 4 beds, 3 mattresses, 4 pillows, 2 sheets, 1 blanket, 32 odd articles |
April | 90 | 108 | 49 | 100 | 37 | 20 | 51 | 83 | 128 | 2 mattresses, 2 palliasses, 1 bed, 1 pillow, 13 odd articles |
May | 96 | 114 | 37 | 71 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 50 | 196 | 3 beds, 2 mattresses, 2 palliasses, 4 odd articles |
June | 104 | 123 | 44 | 88 | 41 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 91 | 4 beds, 4 palliasses, 1 mattress, 3 pillows, 1 bolster, 13 odd articles |
July | 111 | 132 | 47 | 110 | 32 | 24 | 42 | 45 | 65 | 3 beds. 4 mattresses, 1 bolster, 2 palliasses, 10 odd articles |
August | 82 | 98 | 38 | 86 | 28 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 1 mattress, 2 pillows |
September | 111 | 121 | 65 | 138 | 38 | 19 | 78 | 97 | 195 | |
October | 172 | 184 | 115 | 225 | 75 | 36 | 125 | 166 | 274 | 1 bed, 1 mattress, 1 blanket, 2 odd articles |
November | 154 | 165 | 78 | 139 | 58 | 43 | 102 | 146 | 179 | |
December | 190 | 12??? | 52 | 155 | 45 | 41 | 78 | 158 | 166 | 2 blankets, ,3 odd articles, 1 mattress, 2 bolsters, 1 pillow |
Total | 1396 | 1540 | 725 | 1526 | 525 | 290 | 805 | 1179 | 1776 |
verminous premises
99 premises consisting of 164 rooms were fumigated during the year.
books.
266 Library books were fumigated during the year.
cleansing station.
2,138 articles of clothing, etc., were disinfected during the year.
2,049 children were treated. In 20 instances a second treatment
was required within a month, making a total of 2,069 given during
the year.