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Islington 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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1913]
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Dormitories were also disinfected in the—
Receiving Homes, Hornsey Rise (Measles and Scarlet
Fever.)

Table: Table CVI.Showing the Disinfection of Rooms by Formaldehyde Gas after Infectious Disease, in the Sanitary Inspectors' Districts, during the year 1913.

Table CVI.

Showing the Disinfection of Rooms by Formaldehyde Gas after Infectious Disease, in the Sanitary Inspectors' Districts, during the year 1913.

Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.1234567891011121314Total 1913.1912
1st Q'rter5856324445472832454840405559629472
2nd do.5268348719354411373428284127545578
3rd do.71811139304018273439102234489651575
4th do.105135626331574563435812053671181020752
Year26834014223312517913513315917929014420729328452377

Table: Table CVII.Showing the Cleansing and Spraying of Rooms after Infectious Disease, in the Sanitary Inspectors' Districts, during the year 1913.

Table CVII.

Showing the Cleansing and Spraying of Rooms after Infectious Disease, in the Sanitary Inspectors' Districts, during the year 1913.

Sanitary Inspectors Districts.1234567891011121314Total 1913.1912
1st Q'rter9128018581716251317139482C355363
2nd do.1824653840622112014147158302306
3rd do.111621263679991011162139241267
4th do.7240393428182950244854234111541336
Year110922051161624867956689925512510814391272

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Work at the Disinfecting Station.—The work at the disinfecting
station was unusually heavy owing to the disinfection of the clothing of
verminous school children, as part of their general cleansing, which was undertaken
for the first time.