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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
Hackney 1902
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1902
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DISINFECTION.
During the year 1902 there were 2,838 rooms fumigated and 1,009
cleansed by the officers of the Public Health Department after
infectious disease. The number done each month may be seen from
the following table.
Number of rooms fumigated and cleansed each month during 1902.
| Month. | Rooms Fumigated | Rooms Cleansed. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 232 | 99 | The method of fumigation is by burning sulphur. After fumigation, the rooms to be cleansed are strip. ped of their wall paper and cleansed with solution of carbolic. The ceilings are afterwards whitened. |
| February | 229 | 81 | |
| March | 293 | 102 | |
| April | 333 | 119 | |
| May | 304 | 114 | |
| June | 264 | 89 | |
| July | 180 | 72 | |
| August | 183 | 71 | |
| September | 185 | 58 | |
| October | 188 | 78 | |
| November | 210 | 55 | |
| December | 237 | 71 | |
| Total | 2838 | 1009 |
Early in the year our new Disinfecting Station was completed and
made available for use. The following is a list of the articles disinfected
at the Borough Disinfecting Station by means of superheated
steam.