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Southwark 1915

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

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DISINFECTION.
The total number of disinfections of rooms during the year by the
Council's disinfecting staff was 7,086. Of this number 1,268 rooms were
disinfected after the occurrence of the ordinary notifiable infectious
diseases, as against 2,311 rooms in 1914. 5,093 periodical sprayings of
rooms occupied by Phthisical patients were also carried out during the
year.
725 verminous rooms were sulphured and otherwise cleansed by
the Council's staff during the year, as against 1,292 in 1914.
Among the total number of disinfections (7,086) it was found
necessary to strip 648 rooms. Of these 375 were in relation to the
notifiable diseases, 268 after the termination of cases of Phthisis, and
5 were verminous.

Table: TABLE 37.The Locality of Rooms Disinfected.After the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

TABLE 37.

The Locality of Rooms Disinfected.

After the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

St. Mary's WardSt. 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 War dChrist-church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total
Number of Rooms Disinfected150175117206721131156410561901268

Table: TABLE 38.The Locality of the Rooms Stripped after the occurrence of Infectious Disease.

TABLE 38.

The Locality of the Rooms Stripped after the 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. Michaels Ward.St. Jude's Ward.St. George's Ward.Christ-Church Ward.St. Saviour's Ward.Total.
Number of Rooms Stripped4950304925423421392016375