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Hackney 1905
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1905
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DISINFECTION.
(a) Rooms.—During the year 1905 there were 2,354 rooms
fumigated and 792 rooms cleansed by the staff of the Public Health
Department. The corresponding figures for 1904 were 2,269 rooms
fumigated and 644 rooms cleansed.
The disinfection and cleansing done each month of the year is
set out in the following table. This table includes the disinfection
and cleansing after both notifiable and non-notifiable infectious
disease:—
Number of Rooms Fumigated and Cleansed each Month during 1905.
| Month. | Rooms Fumigated. | Rooms Cleansed. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 201 | 48 | The method of fumigation is by burning sulphur. After fumigation the rooms to be cleansed are stripped of their wall-paper and cleansed with a solution of carbolic. The ceilings are afterwards whitened. |
| February | 155 | 51 | |
| March | 258 | 51 | |
| April | 214 | 47 | |
| May | 212 | 69 | |
| June | 196 | 61 | |
| July | 208 | 69 | |
| August | 139 | 62 | |
| September | 183 | 79 | |
| October | 194 | 83 | |
| November | 208 | 99 | |
| December | 186 | 73 | |
| Total | 2,354 | 792 |