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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
Limehouse 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Limehouse District (comprising the Parishes of Limehouse, Shadwell, and Wapping, and the Hamlet of Ratcliff) for the year 1898
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LIST OF ARTICLES DISINFECTED IN THE APPARATUS, From January 1st to December 31st, 1898.
| Articles. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. : | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 24 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 394 |
| Sheets | 34 | 42 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 40 | 54 | 44 | 56 | 42 | 56 | 62 | 576 |
| Blankets | 42 | 46 | 30 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 30 | 76 | 48 | 36 | 43 | 49 | 499 |
| Bolsters | 22 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 355 |
| Pillows | 56 | 72 | 62 | 76 | 67 | 60 | 82 | 79 | 86 | 79 | 82 | 96 | 897 |
| Quilts | 33 | 44 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 52 | 40 | 32 | 36 | 425 |
| Mattresses | 32 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 349 |
| Sundries | 260 | 227 | 273 | 197 | 192 | 202 | 197 | 292 | 127 | 264 | 186 | 241 | 2658 |
| Total | 503 | 533 | 529 | 481 | 472 | 420 | 453 | 639 | 481 | 545 | 496 | 601 | 6153 |