Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Verminous articles treated | Verminous articles destroyed | Infected articles treated | Infected articles destroyed | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beds | 103 | 41 | ||
Palliasses | 564 | 59 | 71 | 2 |
Bolsters | 138 | 7 | ||
Pillows | 870 | 47 | 141 | — |
Cushions | 72 | 5 | 6 | |
Blankets | 1,383 | 11 | 208 | — |
Sheets | 771 | 12 | 174 | — |
Quilts | 517 | 4 | 60 | |
Pieces | 15,380 | 87 | 462 | — |
Scabies and Vermin Treatments.
Scabies | Vermin | |||
Males | Females | Males | Females | |
Lambeth cases | 16 | 26 | 52 | 151 |
treatments | 37 | 45 | 52 | 152 |
Southwark cases | 34 | 27 | 1,023 | 360 |
treatments | 65 | 57 | 1,023 | 361 |
L.C.C. Schoolchildren (Male and Female) | 52 | 1,300 | ||
treatments | 177 | 2,124 | ||
Total treatments | 381 | 3,712 |
Males: | Females: | ||
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Salvation Army Hostel | 479 | 83, Blackfriars Road | 76 |
Rowton House, Churchyard Row | 259 | 78, Camberwell Road | 9 |
Cecil House | 3 | ||
Rowton House, Vauxhall Marshalsea Road Common | 15 | Hungerford Club | 10 |
90, Camberwell Road | 6 | ||
Lodging House | 12 | Southwark casuals | 7 |
Hungerford Club | 26 | ||
Southwark casuals | 242 | ||
Totals | 1,033 | 111 |
Analysis of work carried out during the year.
Verminous premises Sprayed (D. D.T.) | 1,849 domestic rooms. |
11 non-domestic premises | |
Verminous Household Goods Destroyed. | 16 tons 4 cwts. |
Infected Rooms Sprayed (Formaldehyde) | 217. |
Infected Household Goods Destroyed | 2 cwts. |
Hospital Cubicles disinfected | 28 |
Common Lodging Houses disinfested | 112 rooms. |
Trade goods disinfected (steam) | 20 sacks, 2 mattresses. |
Library books disinfected.. | 88. |
Departmental laundry | 5,094 towels, 591 swabs, and dusters, 23 sheets |
Council's Rehousing (Disinfection of bedding, etc.) | 124 families. |