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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 1941

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

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Table: 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.

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.

Beds153
Mattresses450
Pillows1,254
Bolsters137
Blankets2,587
Sheets1,257
Quilts703
Articles of Clothing2,180
Sundries307
Carpets5
Curtains5
Total9,038
Rooms (Infectious Disease, &c.)744
Verminous Rooms44
A.R.P. Shelters, Posts, &c2
790