London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of London 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Central London Railway. Bank Station.
Carriages are swept and disinfected each trip. Platforms swept and
disinfected constantly. Spitting Notices in carriages, lifts and station.
City and South London Railway. Bank Station.
Carriages swept and cleansed by vacuum cleanser at Clapham. Platforms
disinfected and swept twice daily at least. Spitting Notices in carriages, lifts
and stations.
City and Waterloo Railway. Bank Station.
Carriages cleansed at Waterloo. Platforms watered and swept frequently.
No disinfectant used. Spitting Notices in carriages and station.
City and Finsbury Railway. Finsbury Pavement Station.
Carriages are watered and disinfected, swept and dusted at Drayton Park.
It is proposed to adopt the vacuum cleanser. Spitting Notices in all carriages.
Platforms watered with disinfectant as often as necessary.
WEST DISTRICT.
Central London Railway. Post Office Station, Newgate Street.
Carriages disinfected and swept each trip at Bank Station. Platforms,
stairs, &c., disinfected and swept several times daily. Spitting Notices on
platforms, and in lifts, carriages and booking hall.
South Eastern and Chatham Railway. St. Paul's Station.
Carriages swept at Holborn Viaduct Station. Platforms, stairs and booking
hall swept once a day. Disinfectants used once a week. No Spitting Notices
in carriages or station.
South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Snow Hill, Ludgate Hill
and Holborn Viaduct Stations.
Carriages swept at Holborn Viaduct. No disinfectant used. Sprinkled
with water before sweeping in summer months. Platforms, stairs and
booking halls swept twice daily. No disinfectant used.
Spitting Notices on platforms and booking hall at Snow Hill, on stairs and
booking hall at Ludgate Hill, and in booking hall and waiting-room at Holborn
Viaduct; more are required. There are no Spitting Notices in any of the
South Eastern and Chatham Railway Company's carriages.