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Islington 1908

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

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[1908
The other articles, 26,439 in number, consisted of soldiers' tunics, overcoats,
and some other garments which were disinfected for a firm of clothing
contractors in the borough, who when exporting them are required to send with
them a certificate from the Medical Officer of Health stating that they had been
disinfected to his satisfaction.

The following statement gives a description of the clothing that was disinfected and the number of articles:—

1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4 th Quarter.Year.
Soldiers' Tunics2,2008,42595250012,077
Soldiers' Overcoats2,9753,642894,61711,323
Dustcoats12550......175
Black Jackets...816...2501,066
Other Articles102460...1,2361,798
5,40213,3931,0416,60326,439

The following is a record of the work performed by the Steam Disinfectors during the past fourteen years:—

189517,240 articles
189642,258 ,,
189728,302 „
189820,172 ,,
189925-378 „
190019,136 ,,
190127,050 ,,
190236,772 ,,
190323,748 ,,
190421,868 „
190525,463 ,,
190628,629 ,,
190730,083 ,,
190862,455 „
Total for fourteen years408,554 „