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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 1919
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919
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Articles Disinfected, 1919.
In addition to these, there were 107 articles destroyed on
request from the owners. These are set out in the following
table:—
Articles Destroyed.
| Beds | 15 | Palliasses | 8 |
| Bolsters | 4 | Quilts | 4 |
| Blankets | 3 | Sheets | 6 |
| Mattresses | 7 | Sundry articles | 43 |
| Pillows | 17 | Total | 107 |
(c) Public Library Books.—During the past year 219 books
from homes in which infectious diseases had occurred were disinfected.
The method of disinfection of books practised is to expose
the books in a closed chamber to the action of formic aldehyde
gas, which is generated in a lamp from formalin tablets.
Books Disinfected.
| Month. | Number. |
|---|---|
| January | 4 |
| February | 7 |
| March | 9 |
| April | 14 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 14 |
| July | 21 |
| August | 18 |
| September | 25 |
| October | 25 |
| November | 22 |
| December | 54 |
| 219 |