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Camberwell 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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RETURN OF WoRK CARRIED OUT AT THE DISINFECTING STATION DURING THE YEAR 1906 (continued).
Articles Disinfected.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
N ovember.
December.
Total
Verminous Cases—
5
4
215
Persons Cleansed
3
4
2
1
8
2
7
95
51
33
Rooms Disinfected
4
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
-
-
Bedding do.
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
3
Total
2
1
12
2
33
3
4
5
7
7
98
51
225
Articles Destroyed—
171
100
102
60
205
193
45
136
225
79
95
77
1,488
Palliasses and Mattresses
-
25
31
Miscellaneous
-
19
28
77
6
13
8
4
211
-
Total
60
233
126
1,699
79
100
121
233
270
51
196
81
149
Houses Visited
334
440
702
572
322
333
405
259
427
512
801
447
5,554
139
192
293
237
185
193
217
242
Rooms Disinfected
163
168
226
194
2,449
Total
809
452
644
473
632
995
485
518
573
754
1,027
8,003
641
Unsound food, &c., destroyed at depot.
Fish.
Fruit.
Meat.
RABBITS.
Tinned Foods.
Tins of Milk.
cwt.
qrs.
lbs.
cwt.
lbs.
cwt.
qrs.
lbs.
Number.
qrs.
cwt.
qrs.
lbs.
cwt.
qrs.
lbs.
5
0
5
RETURN OF WoRK CARRIED OUT AT THE DISINFECTING STATION DURING THE YEAR 1906 (continued).
| Articles Disinfected. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous Cases— | |||||||||||||
| Persons Cleansed | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 95 | 51 | 33 | 215 |
| Rooms Disinfected | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 7 |
| Bedding do. | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 98 | 51 | 33 | 225 |
| Articles Destroyed— | |||||||||||||
| Palliasses and Mattresses | 193 | 205 | 60 | 102 | 100 | 79 | 45 | 171 | 136 | 225 | 95 | 77 | 1,488 |
| Miscellaneous | 77 | 28 | – | 19 | – | – | 25 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 211 |
| Total | 270 | 233 | 60 | 121 | 100 | 79 | 196 | 51 | 149 | 233 | 126 | 81 | 1,699 |
| Houses Visited | 333 | 322 | 572 | 702 | 440 | 334 | 447 | 801 | 512 | 427 | 259 | 405 | 5,554 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 185 | 163 | 237 | 293 | 192 | 139 | 194 | 226 | 242 | 217 | 168 | 193 | 2,449 |
| Total | 518 | 485 | 809 | 995 | 632 | 473 | 573 | 641 | 452 | 1,027 | 754 | 644 | 8,003 |
Unsound food, &c., destroyed at depot.
| Fish. | Fruit. | Meat. | RABBITS. | Tinned Foods. | Tins of Milk. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Number. |
| 10 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 1,444 |