London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Number of Baths, &c.
| Year. | Adults. | Children. | *Expenditure | *Amount Contributed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous and Scabies. | Verminous and Scabies. | £ | £ | |
| 1906-1915 | 10,443 | 6,430 | 1,037 | 303 |
| 1916-1925 | 3,269 | 39,117 | 5,007 | 3,155 |
| 1926 | 229 | 4,371 | 916 | 425 |
| 1927 | 256 | 4,360 | 960 | 418 |
| 1928 | 221 | 3,769 | 863 | 400 |
| 1929 | 278 | 4,335 | 927 | 400 |
| 1930 | 263 | 3,901 | 856 | 400 |
| 1931 | 283 | 3,898 | 875 | 400 |
| 1932 | 248 | 3,703 | 786 | 400 |
| 1933 | 223 | 3,385 | 821 | 400 |
| 1934 | 209 | 3,780 | 730 | 401 |
| 1935 | 194 | 3,791 | 787 | 401 |
| 1936 | 265 | 4,524 | 723 | 403 |
| 1937 | 389 | 4,256 | 729 | 403 |
| 16,770 | 93,620 | £16,017 | £8.309 |
* Financial year ending 31st March. Other columns, calendar year.
| Total premises disinfected | 2,240 | ||||
| Rooms disinfected | 2,256 | ||||
| Staircases disinfected | 92 | ||||
| Schools disinfected | 5 | ||||
| Number of articles laundered | 18,593 | ||||
| „ „ destroyed | 321 | ||||
| „ verminous, etc., persons (including 4,212 school children) | 4,645 | ||||
| „ infectious disease contacts | 358 | ||||
| „ library books collected | 230 | ||||
| Articles. | No. | Weight. | |||
| Tons | cwts | qrs. | lbs | ||
| Bedding, &c., disinfected | 39,035 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Ditto (articles from shelters and Cleansing Station, &c.) | 8,192 | (not weighed) | |||
| Bedding, &c., lent | 1,649 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Verminous clothing, &c. | 21,000 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| Articles from Welfare Centres | 2,658 | (not weighed) | |||
| Total | 72,534 | 103 | 18 | 3 | 20 |