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Holborn 1895

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the half-year ending December, 1895

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DISINFECTION.
During the half-year ending December 28th, 1895,
202 rooms were fumigated.
141 premises stripped and cleansed.

Table: 1523 articles were disinfected by Messrs. Armheld and Sons, viz.the following:—

1523 articles were disinfected by Messrs. Armheld and Sons, viz.the following:—

120 Beds.17 Bolster cases.
216 Pillows.39 Mattresses.
151 Blankets.25 Frocks.
161 Sheets.29 Bodices.
103 Quilts.10 Chemises.
114 Pillow cases.13 Drawers.
56 Palliases.14 Blouses.
76 Bolsters.47 Petticoats.
39 Cushions.22 Jackets.
24 Shirts.8 Cloaks.
33 Curtains.9 Overcoats.
11 Table covers.1 Mackintosh.
32 Skirts.11 Hats.
14 Pairs of trousers.3 Bags.
12 Suits of clothes.7 Window blinds.
19 Vests.48 Bundles of sundries.
18 Rugs. 21 Shawls1523

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I have several times called the attention of the Sanitary Committee to the
impossibility in many tenements, under present arrangements, of disinfecting
the inmates and their clothing, and that this lack of complete disinfection
often leads to the spread of disease.
An attempt was made in the autumn to obtain the consent of the Commissioners
of Sewers of the City of London for the use of their disinfecting
apparatus ; but this, like that made in the early part of the year with the St.
Giles' Board of Works, was unsuccessful.
TEMPORARY SHELTER OR HOUSE ACCOMMODATION.
Section 60, Sub-section 4 of the " Public Health (London) Act, 1891,"
enjoins that the Sanitary Authority shall provide, free of charge, temporary
shelter or house accommodation for the members of any family in which any
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