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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
Holborn 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Complaint | Block Survey | Total | |
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| 10 | |||
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| 10 |
Baiting of Sewers
Two treatments were carried out during the year, the results of which are shewn
below. In treatment No. 1 sausage rusk plus 2½% zinc phosphide was used, and in
treatment No. 2 warfarin with technical white oil was used and no pre-bait laid.
Treatment
No. of Manholes
No. of
bodies
found
No.
Date
Baited
Showing pre-bait
take
Total poison
take
1 April, 1958 256 225 200 181
2 October, 1958 232 — 194 49
Disinfecting Station
The arrangement whereby Holborn undertakes to carry out all disinfecting, disinfestation
and cleansing work for the City of Westminster continued during the year.
The figures below relate to work done for Holborn only.
Disinfecting Station The arrangement whereby Holborn undertakes to carry out all disinfecting, disinfes-tation and cleansing work for the City of Westminster continued during the year. The figures below relate to work done for Holborn only.
| Disinfection | |
|---|---|
| Number of rooms disinfected after tuberculosis | 14 |
| Number of rooms disinfected after other infectious diseases | 99 |
| Total number of rooms disinfected after infectious disease | 113 |
| Number of articles of bedding and clothing disinfected after tuberculosis | 319 |
| Number of articles of bedding and clothing disinfected after other infectious diseases | 4,188 |
| Total number of articles disinfected after infectious disease.. | 4,507 |
| Number of books disinfected after infectious disease | 89 |