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Southwark 1913

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

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71
DISINFECTION.
The total number of disinfections of rooms during the year by the
Council's disinfecting staff was 10,012. Of this number 1,484 rooms were
disinfected after the occurrence of the ordinary notifiable infectious
diseases, as against 1,164 rooms in 1912. 7,304 periodical sprayings of
rooms occupied by Phthisical patients were also carried out during the
year.
1,224 verminous rooms were sulphured and otherwise cleansed by
the Council's staff during the year, as against 1,647 in 1912.
Among the total number of disinfections (10,012) it was found
necessary to strip 952 rooms. Of these 599 were in relation to the
notifiable diseases, 340 after the termination of cases of Phthisis, and
13 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 W a rdChrist-church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total
Number of Rooms Disinfected16311414519511217218210716562671484

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

TABLE 36.

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

St. Mary's Ward.St. Paul's Ward.St. Peter's WardSt. John's Ward.Trinity Ward.All Saints Ward.St. Miohael's Ward.St. Jade's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christ-Church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
Number of Rooms Stripped8849568150875546491325599