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, 1926.
| Articles Disinfected. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 167 | 191 | 170 | 137 | 122 | 101 | 94 | 105 | 144 | 112 | 135 | 114 | 1,592 |
| Blankets | 650 | 765 | 551 | 614 | 487 | 486 | 381 | 686 | 566 | 565 | 548 | 516 | 6,815 |
| Bolsters | 112 | 113 | 125 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 91 | 108 | 80 | 1,119 |
| Books, Public Library | 42 | 137 | 72 | 53 | 7 | — | 20 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 61 | 34 | 466 |
| Cushions | 43 | 36 | 68 | 49 | 14 | 32 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 51 | 36 | 425 |
| Carpets | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 37 |
| Mattresses | 73 | 77 | 98 | 97 | 64 | 64 | 87 | 139 | 70 | 68 | 91 | 100 | 1,026 |
| Palliasses | 2 | – | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 65 |
| Pillows | 380 | 221 | 362 | 314 | 175 | 232 | 242 | 215 | 243 | 257 | 336 | 282 | 3,259 |
| Quilts | 215 | 173 | 177 | 174 | 114 | 122 | 102 | 100 | 120 | 168 | 216 | 150 | 1,831 |
| Sheets | 263 | 244 | 216 | 230 | 139 | 141 | 212 | 131 | 160 | 198 | 224 | 242 | 2,400 |
| Wearing apparel (suits, dresses, etc.) | 1,855 | 3,069 | 3,232 | 2,178 | 3,242 | 2,186 | 906 | 2,331 | 2,498 | 2,301 | 1,562 | 1,861 | 27,621 |
| Total | 3,806 | 5,027 | 5,083 | 3,940 | 4,454 | 3,455 | 2,152 | 3,822 | 3,947 | 3,801 | 3,742 | 3,427 | 46,656 |
| Mattresses re-tabbed | 73 | 61 | 98 | 97 | 64 | 64 | 87 | 58 | 70 | 68 | 91 | 100 | 931 |
| Palliasses re-tabbed | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 61 |
| Cushions re-tabbed | 6 | 13 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 25 | 226 |
| Total | 81 | 76 | 153 | 116 | 72 | 87 | 109 | 72 | 90 | 83 | 142 | 137 | 1,218 |
| Mattresses and Palliasses destroyed | 61 | 122 | 160 | 101 | 100 | 171 | 127 | 93 | 103 | 83 | 28 | 70 | 1,219 |
| Miscellaneous articles destroyed | 14 | 23 | 370 | 4 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 44 | 35 | 50 | 665 |
| Total | 75 | 145 | 530 | 105 | 119 | 223 | 136 | 97 | 144 | 127 | 63 | 120 | 1,884 |
| Houses visited | 532 | 557 | 552 | 172 | 342 | 325 | 408 | 454 | 495 | 434 | 472 | 398 | 5,441 |
| Rooms disinfected | 345 | 418 | 402 | 353 | 271 | 222 | 254 | 316 | 299 | 304 | 343 | 297 | 3,824 |
| Total | 877 | 975 | 954 | 825 | 613 | 547 | 662 | 770 | 794 | 738 | 815 | 695 | 9,265 |