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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
Hackney 1911
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1911
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In addition to these there were 193 articles destroyed on request
from the owners. These are set out in the following table:—
Articles Destroyed.
| Beds | 50 | Mattresses | 26 |
| Bolsters | 8 | Overlays | 1 |
| Blankets | 2 | Pillows | 23 |
| Curtains | 2 | Palliasses | 30 |
| Cushions | 10 | Sheets | 2 |
| Hats | 24 | Sundry Articles | 15 |
| Total | 193 |
(c) Public Library Books.—During the past year, 272 books
were disinfected from homes in which infectious diseases had
occurred. Of the total, there were 245 books which had been
borrowed from the Hackney Borough Library and 27 from other
Libraries.
Books Disinfected, 1911.
| Number of Books Disinfected. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month. | From Hackney Public Library. | From other Libraries. | Totals. |
| January | 28 | ... | 28 |
| February | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| March | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| April | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| May | 6 | ... | 6 |
| June | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| July | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| August | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| September | 9 | ... | 9 |
| October | 35 | 4 | 39 |
| November | 39 | 4 | 43 |
| December | 35 | 6 | 41 |
| Total | 245 | 27 | 272 |