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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 36.
Verminous Bedding, &c., Disinfected at the Council s Stations
during 1922.
| Articles. | Disinfected. | Destroyed. |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 270 | — |
| Palliasses | 136 | — |
| Bolsters | 137 | — |
| Pillows | 179 | — |
| Cushions | 23 | — |
| Blankets | 760 | — |
| Sheets | 231 | — |
| Quilts | 181 | — |
| Articles of Clothing, &c. | 6,221 | — |
| Books | — | — |
| Total | 8,138 | - |
14 rugs, 1 L.C.C. ambulance stretcher, and 1 bag of pieces were also
disinfected at the Depots.
TABLE 37.
The number of Yerminous 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. .Tude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christ Church W ard. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Rooms Stripped | 2 | - | — | — | 4 | _ | — | 4 | — | — | — | 10 |