London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Lambeth 1894

The annual report on vital and sanitary statistics, 1894

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Table: DISINFECTION OF BEDDING, AND BEDDING DESTROYED.

DISINFECTION OF BEDDING, AND BEDDING DESTROYED.

Cases in which Bedding has been disinfectedAt Home177
At Chamber2286
Cases in which Bedding has been destroyed119
Replaced by the Vestry6
Premises disinfected and disinfectants supplied5742
Articles of Bedding disinfected:—
Feather Beds606
„ Bolsters529
„ Pillows1539
Flock Beds975
„ Bolsters514
„ Pillows1237
Mattresses413
Palliasses166
Chair Cushions430
Clothing585
Blankets761
Rugs133
Counterpanes and Eiderdown Quilts123
Carpets11
8022
Articles of infected Bedding destroyed:—
Feather Beds5
„ Bolsters15
„ Pillows17
Flock Beds58
„ Bolsters9
„ Pillows26
Mattresses14
Palliasses76
Chair Cushions15
Clothing46
Sundries267
544