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 Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 30.
Bedding, &c., disinfected and destroyed after the occurrence of Infectious Disease during the Year 1921.
Articles. | No. Disinfected. | No. Destroyed. |
---|---|---|
Beds | 1,835 | 32 |
Palliasses | 752 | 37 |
Bolsters | 952 | 8 |
Pillows | 2,949 | 30 |
Cushions | 391 | 18 |
Blankets | 2,366 | 9 |
Sheets | 1,458 | 5 |
Quilts | 1,136 | 2 |
Articles of Clothing, &c. | 2,963 | 96 |
Books | 52 | — |
Total | 14,854 | 237 |
46 cases and 7 parcels of hair, weighing 3 tons 11 cwt. 27 lbs., and
6 overcoats were also disinfected at the Depots. 1 pair of mattresses
were destroyed.
TABLE 31.
The locality of the rooms periodically sprayed and disinfected in connection with cases of Phthisis notified to the Medical Officer.
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. | Christchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Rooms Sprayed, &c. | 397 | 389 | 445 | 388 | 291 | 412 | 373 | 207 | 354 | 149 | 180 | 3585 |
TABLE 32.
Rooms Stripped upon the termination of Phthisis cases.
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 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 136 |