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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

Hammersmith 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table: DISINFECTION.

DISINFECTION.

The following table shows the amount of disinfection carried out by your Council during the year; all bedding and articles of clothing, &c., being removed to the Council's Disinfecting Station.
Beds265
Mattresses752
Pillows1,931
Bolsters369
Blankets2,390
Sheets1,418
Quilts1,053
Articles of Clothing4,748
Sundries936
Carpets8
Curtains124
Total13,994
Rooms (Infectious Disease, &c.)466
Verminous Rooms40
A.R.P. Visits for Disinfection47
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