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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
Battersea 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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Number of Baths, &c.
| Year. | Adults | Children. | Cost of Station. | Amount Contributed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous. | Verminous and Scabies. | £ | £ | |
| 1906 | 141 | 2 | 29 | — |
| 1907 | 504 | 113 | 42 | — |
| 1908 | 1,011 | 656 | 82 | — |
| 1909 | 1,373 | 321 | 91 | — |
| 1910 | 1,583 | 341 | 88 | — |
| 1911 | 1,459 | 191 | 93 | 13 |
| 1912 | 1,351 | 841 | 237 | 65 |
| 1913 | 1,323 | 1,090 | 118 | 69 |
| 1914 | 1,050 | 1,602 | 132 | 78 |
| 1915 | 648 | 1,273 | 125 | 78 |
| 1916 | 475 | 1,773 | 143 | 94 |
| 1917 | 320 | 2,620 | 169 | 140 |
| 1918 | 291 | 3,179 | 237 | 187 |
| 1919 | 366 | 3,214 | 287 | 169 |
| 1920 | 419 | 4,213 | 456 | 331 |
| 1921 | 340 | 4,607 | 561 | 400 |
| 1922 | 274 | 4,444 | 584 | 400 |
| 1923 | 212 | 4,949 | 985 | 400 |
| 1924 | 311 | 5,394 | 1,172* | 400 |
| 13,451 | 40,823 | £5,631 | £2,824 |
* Estimated.
| Premises disinfected | 1,879 | ||||
| Rooms disinfected | 3,089 | ||||
| Staircases disinfected | 182 | ||||
| Schools disinfected | 62 | ||||
| Number of articles laundered | 28,544 | ||||
| „ „ destroyed | 837 | ||||
| „ verminous persons (including 5,063 school children) | 5,394 | ||||
| „ infectious disease contacts | 605 | ||||
| „ Library books collected | 182 | ||||
| Total Articles. | No. | Weight. | |||
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
| Bedding, &c., disinfected | 49,584 | 115 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| „ lent | 1,256 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Verminous clothing, &c. | 6,285 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Articles from Welfare Centres | 4,389 | (not weighed) | |||
| Total | 61,514 | 122 | 3 | 2 | 7 |