Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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I—28
RETURN OF WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE DISINFECTING STATION DURING THE YEAR 1912.
Articles Disinfected. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beds | 55 | 72 | 110 | 66 | 58 | 64 | 84 | 104 | 120 | 101 | 98 | 123 | 1,055 |
Blankets | 104 | 91 | 235 | 88 | 82 | 99 | 80 | 131 | 131 | 152 | 144 | 209 | 1,546 |
Bolsters | 39 | 37 | 76 | 46 | 48 | 42 | 57 | 88 | 75 | 78 | 66 | 83 | 735 |
Books—Public Library | 3 | 15 | 20 | – | 4 | – | 10 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 107 |
Cushions | 20 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 37 | 48 | 381 |
Curtains (pairs) | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 35 |
Carpets | 11 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 194 |
Mattresses | 32 | 35 | 80 | 35 | 25 | 40 | 49 | 67 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 72 | 591 |
Palliasses | – | 12 | 4 | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 49 |
Pillows | 112 | 128 | 241 | 119 | 128 | 130 | 148 | 200 | 213 | 209 | 193 | 247 | 2,068 |
Quilts | 61 | 84 | 112 | 56 | 38 | 62 | 70 | 99 | 103 | 120 | 91 | 122 | 1,018 |
Sheets | 54 | 82 | 104 | 69 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 129 | 118 | 141 | 88 | 99 | 1,085 |
Wearing Apparel | 548 | 986 | 1,951 | 730 | 996 | 1,378 | 2,257 | 890 | 1,497 | 2,578 | 1,755 | 1,991 | 17,557 |
Miscellaneous | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 35 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 59 |
Total | 1,046 | 1,585 | 3,030 | 1,253 | 1,509 | 1,916 | 2,876 | 1,773 | 2,387 | 3,517 | 2,548 | 3,040 | 26,480 |
Mattresses Retabbed | 32 | 35 | 80 | 35 | 25 | 40 | 49 | 67 | 58 | 53 | 44 | 72 | 590 |
Palliasses do. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Cushions do. | 20 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 48 | 378 |
Total | 52 | 59 | 128 | 49 | 51 | 62 | 74 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 120 | 970 |