Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington page 134

Islington 1898

Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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1898]
disinfect, cleanse and strip rooms in which infectious diseases bad
occurred, yet very few have complied with them, and thus the onus
of doing the work was thrown on the Vestry. At one time a considerable
amount of stripping and cleansing was done by landlords,
but gradually they have awakened to the fact that if they do not
execute it the Vestry will be compelled under the provisions of the
Act to do it.

Table: The following statement gives the particulars for last year, as well as for the preceding year, of the clothing, etc., disinfected at the Vestry's Disinfecting Station:—

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The following statement gives the particulars for last year, as well as for the preceding year, of the clothing, etc., disinfected at the Vestry's Disinfecting Station:—

	1st Quarter.	2nd Quarter.	3rd Quarter.	4th Quarter.	The Year.	1897.
Beds	421	384	353	546	1,704	2,071
Blankets	62 2	719	456	867	2,664	3,095
Bolsters	253	243	248	348	1,092	1,328
Carpets	101	133	100	155	489	892
Chair cushions	81	99	100	149	429	591
Mattresses	221	219	193	259	892	1,082
Palliasses	389	319	344	522	1,574	2,034
Pillows	674	732	610	963	2,979	3,586
Quilts	243	262	226	354	1,085	1,335
Sheets	527	505	447	671	2,150	2,503
Other articles	1,463	1,234	955	1,462	5,114	9,785
Totals	4,995	4,849	4,032	6,296	20,172	28,302

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The two following tables give particulars respecting the fumigation
and cleansing and stripping of rooms after infectious diseases had
occurred therein.

Table: Table XCVI. Showing the Fumigation of Rooms after Infectious Disease. Year ending 31st December, 1898.

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Table XCVI. Showing the Fumigation of Rooms after Infectious Disease. Year ending 31st December, 1898.

Sanitary Inspector's Districts.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total.	1897.
1st Quarter	33	79	25	85	32	62	19	25	68	77	71	53	11	39	679	668
2nd do.	65	34	33	44	34	29	33	28	46	53	33	50	23	30	530	555
3rd do.	38	33	18	40	24	33	26	27	33	45	72	31	17	45	482	617
4th do.	60	74	24	62	35	74	29	36	40	46	74	31	13	69	667	861
Year	186	220	100	231	125	198	107	116	187	226	250	165	64	183	2,358	2,701

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Islington 1898

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Table: The following statement gives the particulars for last year, as well as for the preceding year, of the clothing, etc., disinfected at the Vestry's Disinfecting Station:—

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Table: Table XCVI. Showing the Fumigation of Rooms after Infectious Disease. Year ending 31st December, 1898.