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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 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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Number of Baths, &c.
| Year. | Adults. | Children. | Expenditure. | Amount Contributed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous and Scabies. | 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 | 779 | 487 |
| 1924 | 311 | 5,394 | 912 | 488 |
| 1925 | 261 | 4,724 | 879 | 459 |
| 1926 | 229 | 4,371 | 916 | 425 |
| 1927 | 256 | 4,360 | 960 | 418 |
| 14,197 | 54,278 | £7,920 | £4,301 |
Disinfecting Department.
Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting Department during 1927.
| Total Premises disinfected | 2,145 | ||||
| Rooms disinfected | 3,197 | ||||
| Staircases disinfected | 210 | ||||
| Schools disinfected | 53 | ||||
| Number of articles laundered | 27,983 | ||||
| „ „ destroyed | 897 | ||||
| „ verminous, etc., persons (including 4,323 school chidren) | 4,616 | ||||
| ,, infectious disease contacts | 1,158 | ||||
| ,, Library books collected | 280 | ||||
| Total Articles. | No. | Weight. | |||
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. | ||
| Bedding, &c., disinfected | 71,579 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| „ lent | 1,359 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Verminous clothing, &c. | 4,576 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| Articles from Welfare Centres | 2,565 | (not weighed) | |||
| Total | 80,079 | 145 | 11 | 3 | 10 |