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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 1943
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1943
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DISINFECTION.
The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station are
set out below.
Beds 444
Pillows 1,893
Blankets 3,742
Pillows (cases) 975
Bolsters 346
Quilts 920
„ (cases) 143
Sheets 907
Books — 115
Miscellaneous 4,152
Cushions 106
Verminous Clothing 1,094
Mattresses 8
„ Bedding 720
Overlays 1,690
Scabies, Clothing 4,120
7,680 new tabs were used to replace those taken off mattresses,
palliasses, and cushions before disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected 801
Number of air raid shelters disinfected 12
Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed 158
Furniture, Floorcloth, etc., destroyed 8 Loads
CLEANSING STATION.
Verminous persons cleansed Adult Females 82
Adult Males 138
Children 2,156
Persons treated for Scabies : — Number Number of
treated baths given
Adult Females 442 1,154
Adult Males 224 765
Children, Females (School Age) 406 2,002
Children, Males ( „ „ ) 398 2,240
Children, Females (Under School Age) 100 261
Children, Males ( „ „ „ ) 115 334