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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
Lambeth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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162
Clothing 3715
Sheets 2164
Blankets 3117
Rugs and Mats 37
Counterpanes and Eiderdown Quilts 1766
Carpets 42
Extras (i.e., articles not mentioned in above) 1874
Total 21087
Articles of bedding, etc., destroyed.
Beds 35
Bolsters 9
Blankets 15
Pillows 28
Quilts and Counterpanes 8
Mattresses 41
Palliasses 29
Sheets 8
Chair Cushions 8
Clothing 90
Carpets 7
Sundries 167
Total 445
Practicaly all the disinfection was carried out by the
Council's officers—only 18 certificates being received from
Medical Practitioners during 1910 as compared with 34
TABLE
Showing number of Infants fed. and number of bottles distributed weekly during the year 1910.
| Week ending. | Number of Persons fed. | Number of Bottles Disributed, Sundry Persons. | Number of Bottles Distributed. Guardians. Norwood. | Number of Bottles Distributed. Guardians. Kensington. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | 66 | 3143 | ... | ... |
| „ 8 | 70 | 3465 | ... | ... |
| „ 15 | 70 | 3466 | ... | ... |
| „ 22 | 71 | 3759 | ... | ... |
| „ 29 | 74 | 3640 | ... | ... |
| February 5 | 79 | 3845 | ... | ... |
| „ 12 | 85 | 4060 | ... | ... |
| „ 19 | 91 | 4592 | ... | ... |
| „ 26 | 97 | 4816 | ... | ... |
| March 5 | 95 | 4445 | ... | ... |
| „ 12 | 87 | 4165 | ... | ... |
| „ 19 | 75 | 3528 | ... | ... |
| „ 26 | 77 | 3773 | ... | ... |