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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 1922

Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1922

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Table: Articles Disinfected,1922.In addition to these there were 186 articles destroyed on request from the owners. These are set out in the following table:—

Articles Disinfected,1922.

In addition to these there were 186 articles destroyed on request from the owners. These are set out in the following table:—

Articles Destroyed.
Beds56
Bolsters7
Mattresses39
Pillows35
Sundry Articles49
Total186

Table: (c) Public Library Books.—During the past year442books 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.

(c) Public Library Books.—During the past year442books 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.
January44
February16
March44
April31
May44
June18
July28
August41
September47
October40
November45
December44
442