Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Total premises disinfected | 2,335 | ||||
Rooms disinfected | 3,415 | ||||
Staircases disinfected | 198 | ||||
Schools disinfected | 35 | ||||
Number of articles laundered | 32,038 | ||||
„ „ destroyed | 2,103 | ||||
„ verminous, etc., persons (including 3,818 school children) | 4,164 | ||||
„ infectious disease contacts | 1,019 | ||||
„ Library books collected | 456 | ||||
Articles. | No. | Weight. | |||
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
Bedding, &c., disinfected | 73,575 | 123 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
„ lent | 1,275 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
Verminous clothing, &c. | 7,414 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
Articles from Welfare Centres | 2,483 | (not weighed) | |||
Total | 84,747 | 129 | 8 | 3 | 5 |