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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

Islington 1902

Forty-seventh annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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Table: Table CX.Showing theDisinfectionofRoomsafter Infectious Disease, in the Sanitary Inspectors' Districts. Year ending January yd,1903.

Table CX.

Showing theDisinfectionofRoomsafter Infectious Disease, in the Sanitary Inspectors' Districts. Year ending January yd,1903.

Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.1234567891011121314Total1901
1st Q'rter7289371206611059585537113813642975432
2nd do.45793969544935316043108553752756550
3rd do.6264214353582428817195523346731855
4th do.76792065494328397943496723286881143
Year25531111729722226014615627519436525512916831502980

Table: Table CXI.Showing theCleansingandStrippingofRoomsafter Infectious Disease in the Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.

Table CXI.

Showing theCleansingandStrippingofRoomsafter Infectious Disease in the Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.

Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.1234567891011121314Total1901
1st Q'rter6110218138413873075801221171924872123
2nd do.519216666316430119171509
3rd do...15..8..14....6..614172210258
4th do.12221446134711112..10011190134
Year6715822176937160441088615815245741314324

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Work done at the Disinfecting Station.—The work done at this
station was, in consequence of Small Pox, much heavier than usual. No less
than 36,772 separate articles, including many bundles containing small
clothes, were disinfected. With the exception of 1896 this was the largest
number hitherto dealt with by the steam disinfectors, which as usual worked
most admirably. The two machines were used alternately, week about, so
that there was never any delay caused by the necessity for repairs, such as
would have occurred if there had been only one machine, and as did occur on