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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 1912
[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 1912 (continued).
| Articles Disinfected. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous Cases — Persons Cleansed | 53 | 109 | 202 | 84 | 128 | 184 | 289 | 92 | 179 | 345 | 266 | 229 | 2,160 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 1 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 208 |
| Bedding do. | 2 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 174 |
| Total | 56 | 144 | 233 | 114 | 159 | 223 | 340 | 151 | 221 | 369 | 281 | 251 | 2,542 |
| Articles Destroyed— Palliasses and Mattresses | 116 | 144 | 269 | 168 | 221 | 183 | 127 | 335 | 244 | 178 | 142 | 141 | 2,268 |
| Miscellaneous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | – | – | – | 130 | 200 |
| Total | 116 | 144 | 269 | 168 | 221 | 183 | 127 | 405 | 244 | 178 | 142 | 271 | 2,468 |
| Houses Visited | 177 | 233 | 260 | 243 | 246 | 264 | 319 | 458 | 388 | 396 | 358 | 464 | 3,806 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 68 | 83 | 90 | 98 | 107 | 97 | 121 | 173 | 164 | 147 | 127 | 162 | 1,437 |
| Total | 245 | 316 | 350 | 341 | 353 | 361 | 440 | 631 | 552 | 543 | 485 | 626 | 5,243 |
UNSOUND FOOD, &c., DESTROYED AT DEPOT.
| Fish. | Fruit. | Meat. | Tinned Food. | Rabbits. | Wood Chips. | Miscellaneous. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | 45 tins of | No. | Loads. | Trade Refuse. Loads. |
| 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Milk | 17 | 28 | 29 |