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 (continued).
| Articles Disinfected. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous Cases — | |||||||||||||
| Persons Cleansed | 247 | 335 | 170 | – | 18 | 398 | 137 | 42 | 377 | 387 | 455 | 148 | 2,714 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 6 | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 123 |
| Bedding do. | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 121 |
| Total | 261 | 349 | 172 | 4 | 22 | 458 | 162 | 59 | 409 | 425 | 479 | 158 | 2,958 |
| Articles Destroyed— | |||||||||||||
| Palliasses and Mattresses | 103 | 110 | 122 | 110 | 167 | 415 | 191 | 190 | 194 | 126 | 125 | 70 | 1,923 |
| Miscellaneous | – | – | – | – | 8 | 11 | – | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 30 |
| Total | 103 | 110 | 122 | 110 | 175 | 426 | 191 | 190 | 200 | 126 | 130 | 70 | 1,953 |
| Houses Visited | 342 | 284 | 281 | 243 | 178 | 338 | 218 | 208 | 361 | 471 | 804 | 507 | 4,235 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 119 | 106 | 111 | 112 | 91 | 183 | 132 | 107 | 178 | 222 | 388 | 251 | 2,000 |
| Total | 461 | 390 | 392 | 355 | 269 | 521 | 350 | 315 | 539 | 693 | 1,192 | 758 | 6,235 |
UNSOUND FOOD, &c., DESTROYED AT DEPOT.
| Fish. | Meat. | Potatoes. | Rabbits. | Garlic. | Miscellaneous. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Sac's. | Dogs. |
| 8 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 109 | 2 |