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Battersea 1913

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1913

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No. of Houses.
District No.116
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Disinfecting Department.
During 1913, 5,401 rooms and 60,749 articles were disinfected
by the Council's Disinfecting Staff, as compared with
3,793 rooms and 43,920 articles in 1912.
A total number of 1,331 cases of notifiable infectious diseases
was reported during the year, but in addition to these, a large
amount of disinfection was carried out in connection with nonnotifiable
infectious diseases, e.g., measles, whooping-cough, &c.,
and in connection with verminous premises.
In 182 instances, schools, or departments of schools, were
disinfected in connection with cases of infectious diseases from
amongst the children attending such schools.
The following table gives particulars of the work carried out
at the Council's Disinfecting Station since it was opened in
1902

Table: The following table gives particulars of the work carried out at the Council's Disinfecting Station since it was opened in 1902

The following table gives particulars of the work carried out at the Council's Disinfecting Station since it was opened in 1902

1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.1908.1909.1910.1911.1912.1913.
Premises1,1611,1871,2152,5891,9912,9952,4182,6562,3373,3942,2853,237
Rooms1,7711,6161,6373,3082,8485,0854,5834,1923,8344,7113,7935,401
Articles disin-fected92,36867,00154,62664,05272,53172,22085,11758,47448,20538,95243,92060,749
Articles destroyed9848471,2889291,2441,0847786077207771 014623
Books disinfected—271215332337399387331230166193286
Persons admitted to shelter———333133284———5