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 St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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DISINFECTION.
The following is a record of the disinfection carried out during the year:—
Number of rooms fumigated | 1141 | |
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed | 1083 | |
Destroyed. | Articles. | Disinfected. |
20 | Beds - | 1860 |
6 | Mattresses | 1125 |
18 | Palliasses | 1119 |
4 | Bolsters | 1587 |
8 | Pillows | 3925 |
3 | Sheets | 218 |
2 | Blankets | 3020 |
l | Counterpanes - | 891 |
320 | Wearing Apparel | 15,210 |
1 | Hugs and Mats | 666 |
13 | Cushions | 445 |
9 | Carpets | 677 |
3 | Covers | 556 |
— | Curtains | 497 |
370 | Sundries | 775 |
Date. 1900. | Males. | Females. | Children under 10. | Dwelling Place. | District. | Disease. | Length of Stay. (Days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 1st | 1 | 1 | .. | Great College Street | E | Diphtheria . . | 2 |
„ 16 th | .. | 1 | 3 | Exmouth Street | W | „ .. | 1 |
Feb. 13th | .. | 1 | 1 | Clarence Buildings . | E | 1 | |
Nov. 8th | .. | 1 | Seymour Street | E | Scarlet Fever | 1 |
VACCINATION.
The usual Tables, kindly supplied by the Vaccination Officers—Messrs.
Richards and Webb—are set out in the two following pages:—