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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

Islington 1909

Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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1909]

Table: The following statement gives a description of the clothing that was disinfected and the number of articles.

The following statement gives a description of the clothing that was disinfected and the number of articles.

1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Year.
Soldiers' Tunics6oo......8001,400
,, Overcoats -2,208......4,7226,930
„ Jackets.........794794
Other Articles1.13010,4916,3654,47722,463
3.93810,4916,36510,79331,587

Table: The following is a record of the work performed by the Steam Disinfectors during the past fifteen years:—

The following is a record of the work performed by the Steam Disinfectors during the past fifteen years:—

1895 -17,240 articles
189642,258 ,,
189728,302 ,,
189820,172 ,,
189925,378 „
190019136 ,,
190127,050 ,,
190236,772 ,,
190323,748 ,,
190421,868 „
190525,463 ,,
190628,629 ,,
190730,083 ,,
190862,455 ,,
190968,860 ,,
Total for fifteen years477,414 ,,

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Disinfectants distributed and used.—The total cost of these disinfectants
was £38 12s., an infinitesimal sum as compared with the size of the
borough or with the amounts paid in years gone by. If we look into the past
records of Islington, it will be found that in 1892 59 tons of carbolic powder,
3,840 gallons of crude carbolic acid, and 80 gallons of clear carbolic acid were
distributed among and used by the public, the cost being £533. In 1893, 62
tons of carbolic powder, 7,201 gallons of crude carbolic acid, and 115 gallons of
clear acid were distributed and used by the public.