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Southwark 1916

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916

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DISINFECTION.
The total number of disinfections of rooms during the year by the
Council's disinfecting staff was 5,590. Of this number 2,353 rooms were
disinfected after the occurrence of the ordinary notifiable infectious
diseases, as against 1,268 rooms in 1915. 2,539 periodical sprayings of
rooms occupied by Phthisical patients were also carried out during the
year.
698 verminous rooms were sulphured and otherwise cleansed by
the Council's staff during the year, as against 725 in 1915.
Among the total number of disinfections (5,590) it was found
necessary to strip 592 rooms. Of these 375 were in relation to the
notifiable diseases, 212 after the termination of cases of Phthisis, and
5 were verminous.

Table: TABLE 34.The Locality of Rooms Disinfected.After the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

TABLE 34.

The Locality of Rooms Disinfected.

After the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saints Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's WardChrist-church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
Number of Rooms Disinfected286188213355180249299160200791442353

Table: TABLE 35.The Locality of the Rooms Stripped after the occurrence of Infectious Disease,

TABLE 35.

The Locality of the Rooms Stripped after the occurrence of Infectious Disease,

St.Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saints Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jade's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christ-Church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
Number of Rooms Stripped4027275026584034352018375