Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1898
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1897. | Rooms disinfected | Beds disinfected | Pillows disinfected | Bolsters disinfected | Palliasses disinfected | Mattresses disinfected | Sheets disinfected | Blankets disinfected | Odd Articles disinfected | Articles destroyed. | |
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January | 58 | 37 | 90 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 104 | 223 | 1 Mattress, 1 Cushion. | |
February | 71 | 41 | 99 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 89 | 182 | 2 Beds, 2 Palliasses, 1 Bolster, 1 Counterpane. | |
March | 72 | 32 | 89 | 33 | 3 | 24 | 36 | 80 | 195 | 2 Beds, 1 Bolster, 1 Counterpane. | |
April | 81 | 47 | 122 | 39 | 1 | 24 | 63 | 109 | 189 | 1 Bed, 2 Palliasses, 2 Pillows, 3 Odd. | |
May | 76 | 41 | 84 | 34 | ... | 21 | 76 | 87 | 197 | 1 Bed, 8 Palliasses. | |
June | 86 | 59 | 121 | 45 | ... | 15 | 82 | 99 | 134 | 2 Beds, 2 Palliasses. Bolster, 1 Odd | |
July | 64 | 45 | 94 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 83 | 1 Bed, 4 Palliasses, 1 Mattress, 2 Pillows, 1 | |
August | 76 | 57 | 125 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 78 | 59 | 200 | 1 Mattress. | |
September | 50 | 42 | 95 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 55 | 74 | 2 Mattresses. | |
October | 75 | 56 | 115 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 69 | 220 | 1 Mattress. | |
November | 64 | 55 | 117 | 32 | ... | 12 | 50 | 70 | 137 | 1 Mattress, 2 Palliasses. | |
December | 62 | 48 | 100 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 107 | 185 | ||
January, 1898 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
Totals | 837 | 541 | 1254 | 413 | 39 | 188 | 712 | 975 | 2023 | ||
TOTAL | |||||||||||
Rooms | 837 | Mattresses | 188 | April 20th, 1897—1 Cab disinfected. | |||||||
Beds | 541 | Sheets | 712 | ||||||||
Pillows | 1254 | Blankets | 975 | Aug. 4th, 1897—1 Buodle of Work (Shirting) disinfected. | |||||||
Bolsters | 413 | Odds | 2023 | ||||||||
Palliasses | 39 | ||||||||||
Total of Articles destroyed—9 Beds, 7 Mattresses, 7 Odd, 20 Palliasses, 4 Pillows, 3 Bolsters. |