Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. RETURN OF WORK, 1924.
Articles Disinfected. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beds | 89 | 66 | 94 | 61 | 92 | 73 | 88 | 84 | 154 | 181 | 130 | 141 | 1,253 |
Blankets | 571 | 348 | 475 | 418 | 508 | 423 | 442 | 666 | 617 | 671 | 606 | 525 | 6,270 |
Bolsters | 65 | 62 | 74 | 59 | 49 | 53 | 68 | 49 | 100 | 116 | 75 | 85 | 855 |
Books, Public Library | 36 | 13 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 53 | 31 | 26 | 61 | 88 | 42 | 67 | 517 |
Cushions | 23 | 16 | 30 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 42 | 52 | 29 | 41 | 348 |
Carpets | 6 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 7 | 3 | – | – | 7 | – | 29 |
Mattresses | 77 | 42 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 150 | 71 | 91 | 78 | 70 | 823 |
Palliasses | – | 6 | – | 6 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | – | 2 | 34 |
Pillows | 216 | 164 | 210 | 134 | 163 | 170 | 200 | 160 | 263 | 400 | 310 | 318 | 2,708 |
Quilts | 101 | 77 | 104 | 80 | 115 | 72 | 102 | 70 | 152 | 179 | 139 | 174 | 1,365 |
Sheets | 113 | 74 | 105 | 77 | 109 | 98 | 137 | 110 | 192 | 257 | 191 | 232 | 1,695 |
Wearing apparel (suits, dresses, etc.) | 1,963 | 2,442 | 2,354 | 1,537 | 2,627 | 2,082 | 2,226 | 575 | 2,765 | 3,290 | 3,135 | 1,424 | 26,420 |
Total | 3,260 | 3,311 | 3,540 | 2,498 | 3,772 | 3,078 | 3,375 | 1,914 | 4,423 | 5,325 | 4,742 | 3,079 | 42,317 |
Mattresses re-tabbed | 77 | 42 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 150 | 71 | 116 | 75 | 70 | 845 |
Palliasses re-tabbed | – | 6 | – | 6 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | – | 2 | 34 |
Cushions re-tabbed | 43 | 16 | 30 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 42 | 52 | 29 | 41 | 373 |
Total | 120 | 64 | 87 | 105 | 73 | 54 | 74 | 171 | 119 | 168 | 104 | 113 | 1,252 |
Mattresses and Palliasses destroyed | 36 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 206 | 142 | 167 | 178 | 191 | 106 | 74 | 95 | 1,386 |
Miscellaneous articles destroyed | 7 | – | 59 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 215 | 2,000 | 268 | 2,552 |
Total | 43 | 57 | 116 | 77 | 209 | 142 | 167 | 178 | 191 | 321 | 2,074 | 363 | 3,938 |
Houses visited | 311 | 224 | 354 | 294 | 312 | 284 | 295 | 245 | 439 | 544 | 448 | 426 | 4,176 |
Rooms disinfected | 230 | 133 | 231 | 195 | 241 | 199 | 190 | 151 | 292 | 389 | 335 | 324 | 2,910 |
Total | 541 | 357 | 585 | 489 | 553 | 483 | 485 | 396 | 731 | 933 | 783 | 750 | 7,086 |