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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 1910
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1910
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In addition to these there were 117 articles destroyed on request from the owners. These are set out in the following table:—
| Articles Destroyed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 24 | Quilts | 2 |
| Bolsters | 8 | Mattresses | 25 |
| Pillows | 17 | Palliasses | 11 |
| Blankets | 2 | Sundry Articles | 16 |
| Carpets | 2 | Overlays | 1 |
| Cushions | 8 | Sheets | 1 |
| Total | 117 | ||
(c) Public Library Books.—During the past year 179 books
were disinfected from homes in which infectious diseases had
occurred. It will be seen from the table below that 122 of the
total had been drawn from the Borough Public Library and 57 from
other Libraries.
| Month. | Number of Books Disinfected. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| From Hackney Public Library. | From other Libraries. | Totals. | |
| January | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| February | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| March | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| April | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| May | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| June | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| July | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| August | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| September | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| October | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| November | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| December | 9 | ... | 9 |
| Total | 122 | 57 | 179 |