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, 1899
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Table No. 10. DISINFECTOR'S REPORT from January 3rd, 1898, to January 2nd, 1899, both dates included.
1898. Date. | Rooms disinfected | Beds disinfected | Pillows disinfected | Bolsters disinfected | Mattresses disinfected | Sheets disinfected | Blankets disinfected | Odd Articles disinfected | Articles destroyed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 68 | 53 | 135 | 28 | 9 | 56 | 106 | 160 | 1 Bed, 3 Cushions |
February | 54 | 34 | 84 | 28 | 10 | 32 | 83 | 136 | 1 Bed |
March | 57 | 48 | 82 | 37 | 11 | 60 | 87 | 169 | |
April | 46 | 34 | 83 | 25 | 7 | 44 | 67 | 112 | |
May | 45 | 32 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 31 | 61 | 79 | |
June | 45 | 34 | 52 | 21 | 11 | 35 | 53 | 139 | 1 Bed, 1 Mattress |
July | 45 | 28 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 51 | 91 | 1 Bed |
August | 40 | 34 | 62 | 19 | 5 | 39 | 36 | 55 | 3 Cushions |
September | 50 | 37 | 75 | 23 | 11 | 50 | 37 | 96 | |
October | 75 | 54 | 110 | 33 | 11 | 58 | 78 | 164 | |
November | 96 | 62 | 144 | 56 | 24 | 79 | 122 | 395 | |
December | 55 | 28 | 86 | 23 | 18 | 55 | 83 | 146 | 1 Mattress |
January, 1899 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 11 | |
Totals | 677 | 478 | 1022 | 341 | 132 | 579 | 868 | 1753 |
Rooms 677
Beds 478
Pillows 1022
Bolsters 341
Mattresses 132
April 23rd, 1898 —St. James's Schools, Hatcham, disinfected,
5 Rooms.
February 21st, 1898 —Infants' Department of Mantle Road
Board School disinfected, 10 Rooms, Hall and
Corridor.
Articles destroyed 12
Odd Articles 1753
Blankets 868
Sheets 579