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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
Camberwell 1908
[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 1908 (continued).
| Articles Disinfected. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous Cases— | |||||||||||||
| Persons Cleansed | 55 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 28 | 99 | 25 | 35 | 173 | 142 | 303 | 106 | 1124 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 13 |
| Bedding do. | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 |
| Total | 56 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 28 | 100 | 36 | 38 | 173 | 144 | 304 | 106 | 1143 |
| Articles Destroyed— | |||||||||||||
| Palliasses and Mattresses | 56 | 55 | 67 | 111 | 143 | 151 | 210 | 396 | 90 | 158 | 116 | 46 | 1599 |
| Miscellaneous | – | – | 13 | – | 28 | 53 | 9 | 30 | – | 67 | 27 | – | 227 |
| Total | 56 | 55 | 80 | 111 | 171 | 204 | 219 | 426 | 90 | 225 | 143 | 46 | 1826 |
| Houses Visited | 491 | 196 | 310 | 307 | 251 | 199 | 232 | 352 | 178 | 307 | 406 | 387 | 3616 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 228 | 78 | 158 | 131 | 100 | 70 | 101 | 139 | 85 | 129 | 174 | 166 | 1559 |
| Total | 719 | 274 | 468 | 438 | 351 | 269 | 333 | 491 | 263 | 436 | 580 | 553 | 5175 |