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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
Southwark 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 42.
Verminous Bedding, &c., Disinfected at the Council's Stations
during 1911.
| Articles. | Disinfected. | Destroyed. |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 407 | |
| Palliasses | 361 | 7 |
| Bolsters | 382 | — |
| Pillows | 882 | 2 |
| Cushions | 121 | 2 |
| Blankets | 1,245 | 2 |
| Sheets | 813 | 1 |
| Quilts | 526 | 2 |
| Articles of Clothing, &c. | 4,166 | 40 |
| Books | 8 | |
| Total | 8,911 | 61 |
TABLE 43.
The number of Verminous Rooms Stripped by the Council's Staff.
| St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul s Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' Ward. | St.Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christ Church Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Rooms Stripped | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |