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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 45.
Yerminous Bedding, &c., Disinfected at the Council's Stations
during 1915.
| Articles. | Disinfected. | Destroyed. |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 346 | — |
| Palliasses | 127 | — |
| Bolsters | 201 | — |
| Pillows | 459 | — |
| Cushions | 67 | — |
| Blankets | 595 | — |
| Sheets | 338 | — |
| Quilts | 321 | — |
| Articles of Clothing, &c. | 32,511 | — |
| Books | — | — |
| Total | 34,965 | — |
17 rugs were also disinfected at the Depots.
TABLE 46.
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. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christ Church Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Rooms Stripped | — | l | — | l | l | — | l | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |