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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 1909
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1909
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In addition to these there were 127 articles destroyed on request
from the owners. These are set out in the following table:—
| Beds | 25 | Quilt | 1 |
| Bolsters | 3 | Mattresses | 11 |
| Pillows | 14 | Palliasses | 14 |
| Blankets | 1 | Sundry Articles | 35 |
| Carpet | 1 | Overlays | 2 |
| Cushions | 10 | Sheets | 10 |
| Total | 127 | ||
(c) Public Library Books.—During the past year 243 books
were disinfected from homes in which infectious diseases had
occurred. It will be seen from the table below that 168 of the
total had been drawn from the Borough Public Library and 75 from
other Libraries.
| Month. | Number of Books Disinfected. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| From Hackney Public Library. | From other Libraries. | Totals. | |
| January | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| February | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| March | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| April | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| May | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| June | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| July | 8 | ... | 8 |
| August | 5 | ... | 5 |
| September | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| October | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| November | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| December | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| Total | 168 | 75 | 243 |