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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RETURN OF WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE DISINFECTING STATION DURING THE YEAR 1913.
| Articles Disinfected. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 88 | 61 | 85 | 63 | 63 | 116 | 83 | 86 | 130 | 164 | 316 | 181 | 1,436 |
| Blankets | 148 | 165 | 99 | 97 | 111 | 111 | 103 | 98 | 159 | 243 | 491 | 417 | 2,242 |
| Bolsters | 48 | 41 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 83 | 110 | 188 | 122 | 912 |
| Books—Public Library | 5 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 11 | 334 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 94 | 13 | 574 |
| Do. Day School Library | – | – | – | 6 | – | 190 | 2001 | 1 | 193 | 22 | 13 | 43 | 2,469 |
| Do. Sunday School Library | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 26 |
| Cushions | 25 | 32 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 60 | 56 | 91 | 48 | 443 |
| Curtains (pairs) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 50 |
| Carpets | 8 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 46 | 36 | 112 | 84 | 427 |
| Mattresses | 53 | 54 | 58 | 46 | 42 | 60 | 59 | 44 | 63 | 100 | 161 | 137 | 877 |
| Palliasses | 5 | – | 11 | – | 7 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | – | 102 |
| Pillows | 172 | 134 | 126 | 120 | 123 | 184 | 178 | 170 | 262 | 304 | 538 | 357 | 2,668 |
| Quilts | 86 | 67 | 84 | 71 | 71 | 107 | 80 | 65 | 146 | 199 | 344 | 231 | 1,551 |
| Sheets | 85 | 91 | 84 | 73 | 68 | 123 | 101 | 102 | 142 | 195 | 392 | 253 | 1,709 |
| Wearing Apparel | 1,827 | 2,520 | 1,616 | 186 | 265 | 2,971 | 1 038 | 654 | 2 698 | 2,908 | 3,796 | 1,575 | 22,054 |
| Miscellaneous | – | – | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Total | 2,555 | 3,184 | 2,268 | 809 | 867 | 4,347 | 3,778 | 1,315 | 3,998 | 4,384 | 6,574 | 3,472 | 37,551 |
| Mattresses Retabbed | 53 | 52 | 41 | 46 | 37 | 64 | 59 | 42 | 54 | 97 | 155 | 130 | 830 |
| Palliasses do. | 2 | – | 11 | – | – | 23 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | – | 74 |
| Cushions do. | 25 | 16 | – | 14 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 48 | 91 | 43 | 376 |
| Total | 80 | 68 | 52 | 60 | 63 | 108 | 89 | 66 | 108 | 147 | 266 | 173 | 1,280 |