Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of Clerkenwell [West Division, Borough of Finsbury] for the year 1900
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1st Quarter.
2nd Quarter.
3rd Quarter.
4th Quarter.
Total
Beds 82 105 118 141 446
Mattresses 19 29 41 27 116
Pillows 176 191 222 239 828
Bolsters 53 68 76 89 286
Sheets 127 169 154 191 641
Blankets 164 194 129 215 702
Quilts 90 91 105 147 433
Cushions 18 13 38 42 411
Table cloths 1 — — 6 7
Curtains 79 53 54 65 251
Carpets 14 1 4 5 24
Wearing apparel 264 442 322 555 1,583
Sundries 32 70 32 51 185
1,119 1,426 1,295 1,773 5,613
It will be understood that the above Table deals with the articles
which have been disinfected. The actual cases of infectious disease
for which steam disinfection has been done during 1900 are as
follows :—
Scarlet Fever.
Enteric Fever.
Puerperal
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Croup.
Disinfections
at request of
occupiers for
non-infectious
diseases.
Phthisis.
Erysipelas.
Totals.
January 4 4 .. 15 .. 2 .. .. 25
February 4 2 .. 16 .. .. .. 22
March 11 2 .. 10 .. 2 .. .. 25
April 8 1 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 13
May 17 1 .. 11 .. .. .. .. 29
June 21 1 .. 9 .. .. 4 .. 35
July 13 .. 15 .. .. .. 12 .. 40
August 12 1 .. 3 .. .. 9 .. 25
September 10 9 .. 8 .. .. 9 1 37
October 13 11 .. 11 .. .. 4 .. 39
November 14 12 1 4 .. 8 .. 39
December 8 7 .. 6 .. .. 13 .. 34
Totals 135 51 1 112 .. 4 59 1 363