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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 1952

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1952

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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.

Beds52
Blankets821
Bolsters15
„ (cases)1
Books723
Cushions22
Overlays344
Pillows407
Pillows (cases)201
Quilts227
Sheets564
Miscellaneous7,681
Verminous Clothing1,285

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Number of rooms disinfected
Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed 362
Furniture, Floorcloth, etc., destroyed 36 Loads

Table: CLEANSING STATION.

CLEANSING STATION.

Verminous persons cleansedAdult Females43
Adult Males146
Children1,280
Persons treated for Scabies:—Number treatedNumber of baths given
Adult Females615
Adult Males26
Children, Females (School Age)827
Children, Males ( „ „ )622
Children, Females (Under School Age)––
Children, Males ( „ „ „ )37