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Southwark 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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DISINFECTION.
The work carried out by the outdoor disinfecting staff during the
year has been of a very heavy nature.
During the Small-pox epidemic very close attention was given to the
several common lodging houses; St. Olave's Chambers alone almost
occupying the entire attention of one disinfector during the six months
from February to July. The rooms of this lodging house were disinfected
several times every week during that period.
The following common lodging houses also were periodically
disinfected during the continuance of the Small-pox epidemic:—99, Mint
street; 67, Union street; 12, Marshalsea road; 12, Lombard street; 8,
Great Charlotte street; and 96, Southwark street.
The number of rooms disinfected during the year was 2797 as against
2184 for the year 1901. Tbese were distributed among the several wards
as under:—
| St. Mary's Ward | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saint's Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christ-church Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Rooms Disinfected | 275 | 233 | 240 277 | 297 | 235 | 460 | 145 | 310 | 165 | 160 | 2797 |
From time to time it was found necessary in consequence of the
occurrence of infectious diseases to carry out special disinfection at
various institutions in the Borough. This was done as follows:—
Sandford Row Board Schools:—12 class rooms.
Alvey House:—19 rooms (after Small-pox).
St. Francis Hospital:—5 rooms.
Princess of Wales Theatre:—The whole of the dressing rooms and
back of stage.
Newington Workhouse:—4 wards.
St. Peter's Schools, Emerson Street:—Infants' department.
It will be also seen from the following table that considerable pressure
was put upon the staff at the Disinfecting Station, 45,328 articles being
treated in the apparatus, as against 32,288 in the previous year:—