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 1894
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Disinfection of Infected Clothing &c. Sect. 59.
6,772 articles of clothing, bedding, &c., were disinfected, free of charge, in the Washington Lyon's Patent Steam apparatus erected at the Stone Yard, No. 197, High Holborn.
Articles. | Number | Articles. | Number | Articles. | Number. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aprons. | 35 | Drawers | 47 | Rugs | 105 |
Bags | 2 | Dresses | 22 | Scarves | 11 |
Beds | 397 | Dress Bodices | 59 | Shawls | 106 |
Bedcovers | 57 | Dress Skirts | 56 | Sheets | 955 |
Bedgowns | 13 | Dressing Gowns | 28 | Shirts | 115 |
Blankets | 686 | Frocks | 73 | Slippers | 6 |
Bolsters | 312 | Gloves | 2 | Socks | 49 |
,, Cases | 62 | Guernseys | 9 | Stays | 25 |
Books | 7 | Handkerchiefs. | 87 | Stockings | 32 |
Capes | 10 | Jackets. | 113 | Sundries | 270 |
Caps | 19 | Mats | 3 | Table Cloths | 15 |
Carpets | 42 | Mattresses | 117 | „ Covers | 24 |
Carpet Pieces | 42 | Neckties | 14 | Towels | 149 |
Chemises | 62 | Night Dresses | 90 | Trousers | 61 |
Cloaks | 2 | Palliasses | 11 | Ulsters | 10 |
Coats | 118 | Petticoats | 115 | Vallances | 51 |
Collars | 21 | Pillows | 815 | Vests. | 87 |
Cushions | 122 | Pillow Cases | 506 | Wrappers | 18 |
Counterpanes | 320 | Pinafores | 20 | ||
Cuffs | 2 | Quilts | 100 | Total | 6,772 |
Curtains | 71 |
Disinfectants.
By Order of your Board the disinfectants used for the
following purposes are:—
1. Chloride of Lime, for disinfecting the soil and refuse
matter removed from the catch-pit gullies and sewers, and
offensive earth taken out of excavations for sewers and
house drains.
2. Carbolic Acid Powder, for deoderizing dust-bins, and
Public Urinals.
3. Sanitas Powder and Fluid, for use in the Mortuary
and Post-mortem room.
4. Permanganate of Potash, in street watering and flushing
of courts and alleys.