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Southwark 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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53
DISINFECTION.
The total number of disinfections of rooms during the year by the
Council's disinfecting staff was 14,936. Of this number 2,201 rooms were
disinfected after the occurrence of the ordinary notifiable infectious
diseases, as against 3,696 rooms in 1922. 10,458 periodical sprayings of
rooms occupied by Phthisical patients were also carried out during the
year.
680 verminous rooms were sulphured and otherwise cleansed by
the Council's staff during the year, as against 728 in 1922.
Among the total number of disinfections (14,936) it was found
necessary to strip 505 rooms. Of these 394 were in relation to the
notifiable diseases, 110 after the termination of cases of Phthisis, and
1 was verminous.

Table: TABLE 23. The Locality of Rooms Disinfected and Stripped after the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

TABLE 23. The Locality of Rooms Disinfected and Stripped after the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.AllSaints Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christ-church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
Disinfected279194242176206215260224225781022201
Stripped6442424535443538381110394

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1,597 sprayings of Offices and Rooms at the Town Hall were also
carried out during the year.

Table: TABLE 24. The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected and Stripped after the occurrence of Phthisis.

TABLE 24. The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected and Stripped after the occurrence of Phthisis.

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.
Disinfected113611571056115481010511225821108748148010,458
Stripped19131113812148102—110