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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
Southwark 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 43.
Verminous Bedding, &c., Disinfected at the Council's Stations during 1913.
| Articles. | Disinfected. | Destroyed. |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 566 | 2 |
| Palliasses | 221 | 3 |
| Bolsters | 336 | — |
| Pillows | 727 | — |
| Cushions | 119 | — |
| Blankets | 1198 | — |
| Sheets | 557 | — |
| Quilts | 608 | — |
| Articles of Clothing, &c. | 25,818 | — |
| Books | — | — |
| Total | 30,150 | 5 |
TABLE 44.
The number of Verminous Rooms Stripped by the Council's Staff.
| 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.. Jtide's Ward. | St.. George's Ward. | Christ Church Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Rooms Stripped | — | — | — | l | 2 | l | l | 7 | l | — | — | 13 |