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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 1927

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

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Table: TABLE 44.Bedding, &c., disinfected and destroyed after the occurrence of Infectious Disease during the Year 1927.

TABLE 44.

Bedding, &c., disinfected and destroyed after the occurrence of Infectious Disease during the Year 1927.

Articles.No. Disinfected.No. Destroyed.
Beds1,29343
Palliasses61245
Bolsters64512
Pillows2,11527
Cushions25316
Blankets1,64512
Sheets1,0679
Quilts8637
Articles of Clothing, &c.2,128335
Books32—
Total10,653506

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55 cases, 1 bag, 1 box and 8 samples of horsehair weighing 3 tons
11 cwt. 11 lbs. (for which fees were paid to the amount of £16 15s. 8d ),
1 parcel of flock was destroyed.
TUBERCULOSIS SCHEMES.
The Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary is situated near the
Elephant and Castle Underground Railway and convenient for all buses
and trams. This central position renders one Dispensary adequate for
the district as it can be reached from all parts without difficulty to the
patients.
A detailed account of the work done at the Tuberculosis Dispensary
is tabulated at the end of my report.