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, 1925.
| Articles Disinfected. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 129 | 107 | 118 | 87 | 96 | 114 | 133 | 96 | 128 | 183 | 145 | 144 | 1,480 |
| Blankets | 491 | 505 | 613 | 515 | 440 | 544 | 477 | 777 | 625 | 696 | 682 | 441 | 6,812 |
| Bolsters | 99 | 67 | 89 | 80 | 67 | 92 | 107 | 64 | 94 | 125 | 117 | 88 | 1,089 |
| Books, Public Library | 50 | 39 | 37 | 25 | – | 62 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 487 |
| Cushions | 40 | 32 | 46 | 18 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 374 |
| Carpets | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 27 |
| Mattresses | 66 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 146 | 66 | 91 | 79 | 124 | 998 |
| Palliasses | – | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 19 |
| Pillows | 306 | 258 | 292 | 313 | 259 | 240 | 324 | 195 | 235 | 268 | 350 | 318 | 3,358 |
| Quilts | 154 | 146 | 112 | 139 | 116 | 141 | 141 | 86 | 117 | 198 | 184 | 163 | 1,697 |
| Sheets | 181 | 187 | 149 | 145 | 135 | 175 | 224 | 135 | 184 | 258 | 218 | 179 | 2,170 |
| Wearing apparel (suits, dresses, etc.) | 2,550 | 2,105 | 2,735 | 1,027 | 2,255 | 2,821 | 2,179 | 835 | 2,759 | 2,774 | 2,659 | 1,940 | 26,639 |
| Curtains (pairs) | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | – | – | – | 3 | 32 |
| Total | 4,066 | 3,535 | 4,275 | 2,419 | 3,466 | 4,300 | 3,744 | 2,400 | 4,229 | 4,713 | 4,541 | 3,494 | 45,182 |
| Mattresses re-tabbed | 66 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 50 | 62 | 95 | 78 | 73 | 842 |
| Palliasses re-tabbed | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Cushions re-tabbed | 21 | 25 | – | 3 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 6 | – | 18 | 22 | 6 | 146 |
| Total | 87 | 92 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 97 | 88 | 56 | 62 | 113 | 100 | 79 | 991 |
| Mattresses and Palliasses destroyed | 84 | 109 | 105 | 124 | 244 | 203 | 218 | 165 | 148 | 120 | 89 | 94 | 1,703 |
| Miscellaneous articles destroyed | 533 | – | 2 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 113 | – | 4 | 1 | 13 | 224 | 926 |
| Total | 617 | 109 | 107 | 132 | 266 | 209 | 331 | 165 | 152 | 121 | 102 | 318 | 2,629 |
| Houses visited | 435 | 323 | 395 | 375 | 368 | 402 | 499 | 439 | 377 | 595 | 450 | 433 | 5,091 |
| Rooms disinfected | 300 | 270 | 281 | 256 | 244 | 275 | 376 | 244 | 283 | 360 | 273 | 274 | 3,439 |
| Total | 735 | 593 | 676 | 631 | 612 | 677 | 875 | 686 | 660 | 955 | 723 | 707 | 8,530 |