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Deptford 1923

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: Table XXXIII.SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1923.

Table XXXIII.

SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1923.

Date 1923Premises.Rooms.Beds.Pillows.Bolsters.Mattresses.Sheets.Blankets.Odd articlesArticles destroyed.
January1651859422578471232032852 mattresses, 1 bed, 1 bolster, 2 pillows.
February1191237917651308618219813 odd articles.
March105119661175620661201411 bed, 2 mattresses, 4 pillows, 1 bolster, 4 blankets, 19 odd articles.
April105126531323523661011383 beds, 2 palliasses, 1 bolster, 4 pillows, 2 blankets, 10 odd articles
May119147681365528671321522 beds, 2 mattresses, 3 pillows, 5 odd articles.
June102109551244431661161671 bed.
July718530802514222953l bed, 1 bolster, 3 pillows, 2 sheets, 5 odd articles.
August668135562083232863 beds, 2 mattresses, 1 bolster, 4 pillows, 2 sheets, 5 odd articles.
September8597408426213660801 bed, 2 mattresses.
October7482529635136084982 beds, 2 palliasses, 2 odd articles.
November798834110554050801523 beds, 1 mattress, 2 pillows, 3 odd articles.
December849349102421546801275 beds, 3 mattresses, 2 bolsters, 4 pillows, 7 odd articles.
Total11741335655143852229072012191677

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verminous premises
80 premises consisting of 138 rooms were fumigated during the year.
books.
242 Library books were fumigated during the year.
cleansing station.
767 articles of clothing, etc., were disinfected during the year.
1,441 children received baths. In 71 instances a second bath was
required within a month, and in 2 instances, a third bath, making a
total of 1,514 baths given during the year.

Table: Summary.

Summary.

Total number of Premises disinfected1174
,, ,, Rooms „1335
,, ,, Beds ,,655
,, „ Pillows „1348
,, ,, Bolsters ,,542
,, ,, Mattresses ,,290
„ ,, Sheets „720
,, ,, Blankets ,,1219
,, „ Odd Articles „1677
Total articles6451