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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 1895
Report on vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1895...
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96
PARTICULARS AS TO DISINFECTION
carried out in Lambeth Parish during 1895.
Cases in which bedding has been disinfected at home 251
„ „ „ „ „ at Chamber 2,462
Cases in which bedding has been destroyed 67
Replaced by the Vestry 3
Premises disinfected and disinfectants supplied 7,146
Articles of Bedding Disinfected.
Beds 3,684
Bolsters 904
Pillows 3,736
Mattresses 1,360
Palliasses 54
Chair Cushions 604
Clothing 1,592
Blankets 1,293
Rugs 113
Counterpanes & Eiderdown Quilts 159
Carpets 17
Total 13,516
Articles of Infected Bedding Destroyed.
Beds 18
Bolsters 0
Pillows 27
Mattresses 11
Palliasses 27
Chair Cushions 16
Clothing 41
Sundries 46
Total 186
No. of Infectious Cases, 2,685.