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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 1941
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1941
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DISINFECTION.
The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station are
set out below.
Beds 740
Pillows (cases) 1,765
Blankets 8,428
Quilts 1,485
Bolsters 528
Sheets 1,418
„ (cases) 230
Furniture 145
Books 1,294
Miscellaneous 4,111
Cushions 583
Verminous Clothing 1,12 1
Mattresses 9
„ Bedding 2,372
Overlays 2,531
Scabies, Clothing 6,311
Pillows 3,584
60,744 new tabs were used to replace those taken off mattresses,
palliasses, and cushions before disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected 993
Number of air raid shelters disinfected 126
Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed 367
Furniture, Floorcloth, etc., destroyed 65 Loads
CLEANSING STATION.
Verminous persons cleansed Adult Females 162
Adult Males 101
Children 1,152
Persons treated for Scabies: —
Number Number of
treated baths given
Adult Females 422 773
Adult Males 34 467
Children, Females 295 2,642
Children, Males 312 2,221