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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

Ilford 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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54
DISINFECTION.
There is a large-sized Washington Lyon Steam Disinfector
at the Hospital. This is used for disinfecting the
hospital bedding, and also the infected material from the
town. For this purpose two vans are employed; one for
removing the infected articles, and the other for returning
them after disinfection.

Table: The following table shows the number of houses and articles disinfected for the past three years.

The following table shows the number of houses and articles disinfected for the past three years.

Houses.Articles.
1903.1904.1905.1903.1904.1905.
January293671602397783
February263548307544727
March183040270487707
April152140239209579
May222231273479757
June145516147447196
July9241314496187
August212820234301220
September202816250260205
October183534141338397
November292833280241478
December313020363458179
Totals252372382325042575415

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Two men are employed on this work part time.
The rooms are sprayed with a 1 or 2 per cent. Formalin
solution, from a "Mackenzie's Spray."
Cyllin has been used in some oases recently.