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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 1946

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1946

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Table: DISINFECTION. The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station are set out below.

DISINFECTION. The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station are set out below.

Beds171
Blankets1,029
Bolsters123
„ (cases)36
Books83
Cushions44
Overlays390
Pillows578
Pillows (cases)431
Quilts161
Sheets742
Miscellaneous1,082
Verminous Clothing1,288

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Number of rooms disinfected 799
Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed 217
Furniture, Floorcloth, etc., destroyed 15 Loads

Table: CLEANSING STATION.

CLEANSING STATION.

Verminous persons cleansedAdult Females102
Adult Males161
Children3,336
Persons treated for Scabies :—Number treatedNumber of baths given
Adult Females202604
Adult Males196606
Children, Females (School Age)2051,416
Children, Males ( „ „)1881,155
Children, Females (Under School Age)35110
Children, Males ( „ „ „ )3480