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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 1948
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1948
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DISINFECTION. The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station are set out below.
| Beds | 139 |
| Blankets | 1,074 |
| Bolsters | 108 |
| „ (cases) | 24 |
| Books | 938 |
| Cushions | 44 |
| Overlays | 3,637 |
| Pillows | 2,624 |
| Pillows (cases) | 294 |
| Quilts | 260 |
| Sheets | 413 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,175 |
| Verminous Clothing | 1,541 |
Number of rooms disinfected 767
Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed 334
Furniture, Floorcloth, etc., destroyed 15 Loads
CLEANSING STATION.
| Verminous persons cleansed | Adult Females | 47 |
| Adult Males | 201 | |
| Children | 2,205 | |
| Persons treated for Scabies:— | Number treated | Number of baths given |
| Adult Females | 32 | 100 |
| Adult Males | 38 | 117 |
| Children, Females (School Age) | 53 | 320 |
| Children, Males ( „ „ ) | 43 | 223 |
| Children, Females (Under School Age) | 8 | 26 |
| Children, Males ( „ „ „) | 2 | 4 |