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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Summary of Work carried out by the Disinfecting Department during 1920.
| Premises disinfected | 2,161 | ||||
| Rooms disinfected | 3,610 | ||||
| Drains flushed | 1,742 | ||||
| Staircases disinfected | 187 | ||||
| Schools disinfected | 105 | ||||
| Number of articles laundered | 36,507 | ||||
| Number of articles destroyed | 942 | ||||
| Number of verminous persons | 4,632 | ||||
| Number of infectious disease contacts | 656 | ||||
| Number of Library books collected | 246 | ||||
| Number of visits to ambulances | 914 | ||||
| Toted Articles. | Number. | Weight. | |||
| tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
| Bedding, etc. | 70,547 | 150 | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| Bedding, etc., lent | 1,956 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Verminous, etc., clothing | 46,320 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 10 |
| Total | 118,823 | 170 | 6 | 0 | 16 |