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Southwark 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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68
DISINFECTION.
The total number of rooms treated during the year by the Council's
disinfecting staff was 4,829. Of this number 1,198 rooms were disinfected
after the occurrence of the ordinary notifiable infectious diseases, as
against 1,389 rooms in 1908. 2,534 rooms were periodically sprayed and
otherwise treated in connection with cases of Phthisis notified voluntarily
or under the Tuberculosis Regulations of 1908.
1,097 verminous rooms were sulphured and otherwise cleansed by
the Council's staff during the year.
Of the total number of rooms disinfected (4,829) it was found
necessary to strip 923 rooms. Of these 639 were in relation to the
notifiable diseases, 235 after the termination of cases of Phthisis, and
49 were verminous.

Table: TABLE 35.The Locality of Rooms Disinfected.After the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

TABLE 35.

The Locality of Rooms Disinfected.

After the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saints Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's WardChrist-church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
Number of Rooms Disinfected125128132137921271356414151661198

Table: TABLE 36.The Locality of the Rooms Stripped after the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

TABLE 36.

The Locality of the Rooms Stripped after the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's Ward.St. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saints Ward.St. Michael's Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christ-Church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
Number of Rooms Stripped7673848247735523792324639