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Number of articles disinfected by steam 3,242
Number of articles disinfected by formalin 1,021
Number of books disinfected 175
Number of towels washed 3,978
Number of gowns washed 129
Number of overalls washed 331
Number of covering sheets washed 398
Beds and mattresses destroyed 422
Miscellaneous articles destroyed 909
Weight of Tons. Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs.
Unsound foods salvaged or destroyed 37 11 2 5
Hospital bedding etc., disinfected 13 1 3 0
Hospital soiled dressings etc., destroyed 16 8 0 0
Furniture, and effects, destroyed 16 2 2 0
Dead animals destroyed — 11 3 0
Old paper destroyed — 2 0 0
Leather trimmings destroyed — 3 0 0
Health Education.
Advice and information on health matters were publicised
by the display of posters and issue of pamphlets at Dulwich,
Nunhead, Livesey and North Camberwell Libraries as well as
at the Town Hall. The subject matter, which was changed
periodically, included diphtheria immunisation, poliomyelitis
(infantile paralysis), influenza, clean food, etc. Copies of a
booklet prepared by the Public Health Department on the Health
and Social Services in the Borough were distributed through the
medium of the Public Libraries, Information Centre, Infant
Welfare Centres, District Nursing Associations, and various
voluntary organisations.
During the year talks on the Public Health Services were
also given by a senior officer of the department to pupils at a
local girls' school, the Denmark Hill Branch of Toe H and at
Scout Troop at Dulwich College.
At the request of the Camberwell Hospitals Management
Committee, following the issue of a circular by the Regional