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Bethnal Green 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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Parishes not Having a Disinfecting Apparatus
Medical Officer of
Health.
Parish.
Method of Disinfection.
Method of dealing with
infected articles not worth
disinfecting.
REMARKS.
W. H. Kempster, Esq.
Battersea
Fumigate with sulphur
Burn worthless articles, and
replace if people very poor.
......
Dr. J. Dixon
Bermondsey
Ditto
Burn worthless articles, but
are rarely asked to do so.
......
J. S. Burton, Esq
Lee
Ditto
Burn and replace
......
Dr. J. J. Rygate
St. George's East
Ditto
Ditto
......
J. J. Skegg, Esq
St.Martin's-in-the-Fields
Ditto
Disinfect everything and
destroy none.
......
Dr. J. N. Vinen
St. Olave, Southwark
Ditto
Burn and replace
......
F. Argles, Esq
Wanstead
Fumigate with carbolic
acid and steam.
Destroyed, except such goods
as can be boiled; replaced
at cost of Local Board.
......
Dr. Bate
Bethnal Green
Burn everything, except
feather beds, which are
sent to a private firm.
Destroyed and replaced
......
Dr. Collingridge
Port of London
Fumigate with bisulphide
of carbon.
Burn, and never has been
called on to compensate.
......
Dr. W. C. Wise
Plumstead
Fumigate with sulphur
Burn, and, if people poor,
compensate.
Medical Officer of Health has
frequently urged upon his Board
the desirability of providing an
apparatus; they declined to do
so, objecting to the expense.
B. Holt, Esq
Westminster
Ditto
Ditto
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Hornsey
Fumigate with chlorine
Burn and replace
An apparatus is being constructed
on Leoni's principle.
Dr. G. E. Nicholas
Wandsworth
Burn everything
Ditto
A Frazer's apparatus at Putney.
Surveyor does not consider any
apparatus now made is efficient.
J. McDonogh, Esq
Clapham
Fumigate with sulphur
Destroy and compensate
......
T. Francis, Esq
Acton
Ditto
Burn, and, if people poor,
compensate.
......
Dr. F. F. Sutton
Streatham
Fumigate with bisulphide
of carbon
Ditto
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