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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 1942
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1942
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DISINFECTION. The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station are set out below.
| Beds | 1,215 |
| Blankets | 8,756 |
| Bolsters | 935 |
| „ (cases) | 491 |
| Books | 2,703 |
| Cushions | 577 |
| Mattresses | 24 |
| Overlays | 2,791 |
| Pillows | 4,330 |
| Pillows (cases) | 2,713 |
| Quilts | 2,130 |
| Sheets | 2,680 |
| Furniture | 103 |
| Miscellaneous | 4,442 |
| Verminous Clothing | 846 |
| „ Bedding | 1,762 |
| Scabies, Clothing | 18,897 |
15,466 new tabs were used to replace those taken off mattresses,
palliasses, and cushions before disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 1,122
Number of air raid shelters disinfected ...... ...... ...... ...... 17
Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed ...... ...... 180
Furniture, Floorcloth, etc., destroyed ...... ...... ...... 61 Loads
CLEANSING STATION.
| Verminous persons cleansed | Adult Females | 78 |
| Adult Males | 92 | |
| Children | 1,515 | |
| Persons treated for Scabies :— | Number treated | Number of baths given |
| Adult Females | 678 | 1,858 |
| Adult Males | 398 | 1,533 |
| Children, Females (School Age) | 583 | 3,488 |
| Children, Males ( „ „ ) | 495 | 2,570 |
| Children, Females (Under School Age) | 145 | 438 |
| Children, Males ( „ „ „ ) | 143 | 407 |