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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 1911
[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 1911 (continued).
| Articles Disinfected. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous CasesPersons Cleansed | 154 | 275 | 424 | 158 | 342 | 200 | 94 | 19 | 186 | 262 | 155 | 69 | 2,338 |
| Rooms Disinfected | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | – | 60 |
| Bedding do. | – | 11 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 5 | – | 123 |
| Total | 154 | 290 | 447 | 160 | 355 | 222 | 105 | 25 | 235 | 296 | 163 | 69 | 2,521 |
| Articles Destroyed— Palliasses and Mattresses | 75 | 82 | 91 | 77 | 165 | 163 | 132 | 527 | 379 | 97 | 179 | 110 | 2,077 |
| Miscellaneous | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | 24 |
| Total | 75 | 82 | 91 | 77 | 165 | 163 | 132 | 527 | 403 | 97 | 179 | 110 | 2,101 |
| Houses Visited | 249 | 189 | 260 | 201 | 184 | 193 | 336 | 279 | 339 | 383 | 356 | 265 | 3,234 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 89 | 74 | 108 | 64 | 64 | 72 | 133 | 119 | 146 | 172 | 144 | 97 | 1,282 |
| Total | 338 | 263 | 368 | 265 | 248 | 265 | 469 | 398 | 485 | 555 | 500 | 362 | 4,516 |
UNSOUND Food &c., DESTROYED AT DEPOT.
| Meat. | Fish. | Peas. | Bread. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwt. | qr. | lb. | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. |
| 17 | 0 | 6¾ | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 |