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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
Deptford 1911
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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VERMINOUS PREMISES.
26 premises consisting of 75 rooms were fumigated during
the year.
26 premises consisting of 75 rooms were fumigated during the year.
| Total number of Premises disinfected | 1121 |
| „ „ Rooms ,, | 1251 |
| ,, „ Beds ,, | 540 |
| ,, ,, Pillows ,, | 1079 |
| „ ,, Bolsters ,, | 398 |
| ,, ,, Mattresses „ | 191 |
| „ „ Sheets ,, | 691 |
| ,, „ Blankets ,, | 898 |
| „ „ Odd articles „ | 2089 |
| Total articles 5886 |
The Shelter.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60, SubSection
4, imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of
making provision for the temporary housing of persons who
are compelled to leave their dwellings for the purpose of
enabling such dwellings to be disinfected by the Sanitary
Authority.
The accommodation provided at the new premises in
Watson Street consists of a detached building containing two
separate and distinct tenements, each consisting of two bedrooms,
kitchen, larder, bathroom, and w.c. The shelter was
not used during the year.