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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
Bermondsey 1927
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1927
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HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE.
The following table shows the amount of house and trade
refuse disposed of during the year ended December, 1927:—
Loads
tons
cwts.
qrs.
House Refuse to Barge
5,054
8,123
6
1
„ „ „ Destructor
7,762
13,880
3
3
Trade Refuse to Barge
2,535
2,145
1
0
„ „ „ Destructor
440
323
14
3
„ „ „ Shoot
41
51
5
0
Totals
15,832
24,523
10
3
OFFENSIVE TRADES.
The offensive trades on the Register are as follows:—
Tripe boiler
2
Glue and size makers
2
Fellmongers
3
Fatmelters
4
Dresser of Fur Skins
3
DISINFECTION.
The following table shows the number of articles passed
through the steam disinfector during the year under report: —
Beds
1,371
Pillows (cases)
2,057
Blankets
2,839
Quilts
1,611
Bolsters
869
Sheets
2,079
„ (cases)
322
Books
660
Carpets
2
Miscellaneous
6,941
Cushions
314
Verminous Clothing
1,328
Mattresses
363
„ Bedding
275
Overlays
767
Hair (Bundles)
Nil
Pillows
2,631
„ (cases)
Nil
26,805 new tabs were used to replace those taken off
mattresses, palliasses, and cushions before disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected 2,142
HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE. The following table shows the amount of house and trade refuse disposed of during the year ended December, 1927:—
| Loads | tons | cwts. | qrs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Refuse to Barge | 5,054 | 8,123 | 6 | 1 |
| „ „ „ Destructor | 7,762 | 13,880 | 3 | 3 |
| Trade Refuse to Barge | 2,535 | 2,145 | 1 | 0 |
| „ „ „ Destructor | 440 | 323 | 14 | 3 |
| „ „ „ Shoot | 41 | 51 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 15,832 | 24,523 | 10 | 3 |
OFFENSIVE TRADES. The offensive trades on the Register are as follows:—
| Tripe boiler | 2 | Glue and size makers | 2 |
| Fellmongers | 3 | Fatmelters | 4 |
| Dresser of Fur Skins | 3 |
DISINFECTION. The following table shows the number of articles passed through the steam disinfector during the year under report:—
| Beds | 1,371 | Pillows (cases) | 2,057 |
| Blankets | 2,839 | Quilts | 1,611 |
| Bolsters | 869 | Sheets | 2,079 |
| „ (cases) | 322 | Books | 660 |
| Carpets | 2 | Miscellaneous | 6,941 |
| Cushions | 314 | Verminous Clothing | 1,328 |
| Mattresses | 363 | „ Bedding | 275 |
| Overlays | 767 | Hair (Bundles) | Nil |
| Pillows | 2,631 | „ (cases) | Nil |