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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

Deptford 1924

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: Table XXV.SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1924.

Table XXV.SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1924.

Date 1924Premises.Rooms.Beds.Pillows.Bolsters.Mattresses.Sheets.Blankets.Odd articlesArticles destroyed.
January7170386822103762791 bed. 2 mattresses, 2 palliasses, 2 bolsters, 1 pillow, 1 bag of books
February556024732292645622 beds, 2 pillows, 1 bolster, 2 blankets, 12 odd articles
March70804279301133551181 bed, 2 mattresses
April72853579321448781071 mattress
May8911236812816355096
June92103449129154050781 bed
July102127429931192847895 mattresses, 2 beds, 4 pillows, 1 bolster, 2 sheets, 21 odd articles
August829628772822275378
September10010543118402873861471 bad, 1 mattress
October98103681344220581021751 bed, 2 mattresses
November11613067147502975105279
December132144831665024811532293 beds, 3 mattresses, 2 palliasses, 1 bolster, 3 pillows, 6 odd articles
Total1079121555012124042175618861537

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verminous premises
90 premises consisting of 158 rooms were fumigated during the year.
books.
231 Library books were fumigated during the year.
cleansing station.
1,188 articles of clothing, etc., were disinfected during the year.
1,749 children received baths. In 69 instances a second bath was
required within a month, and in 14 instances a third bath, making a
total of 1,832 baths given during the year.

Table: Summary.

Summary.

Total number of Premises disinfected1079
Rooms1215
Beds550
Pillows1212
Bolsters404
Mattresses217
Sheets561
Blankets886
Odd Articles1537
Total articles5367