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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
St Giles (Camden) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE VII.
Disinfecting Chamber.
Showing the List of Articles disinfected in the Hot-air Chamber during the year 1881.
| Articles. | Number. | Articles. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aprons | 3 | Brought forward | 429 |
| Bags | 1 | Jackets | 7 |
| Beds | 100 | Mattresses | 21 |
| Blankets | 119 | Nightdresses | 7 |
| Bolsters | 74 | Palliasses | 8 |
| Bolster Covers | 11 | Petticoats | 14 |
| Capes | 1 | Pillows | 195 |
| Carpets | 6 | Pillow Cases | 78 |
| Chemises | 1 | Quilts | 29 |
| Cloths | 8 | Rags | 29 |
| Coats | 12 | Sacking | 8 |
| Collars | 1 | Sheets | 171 |
| Counterpanes | 47 | Shawls | 9 |
| Covers | 12 | Shirts | 14 |
| Cuffs | 1 | Skirts | 4 |
| Curtains | 10 | Stockings | 2 |
| Cushions | 8 | Sundries | 26 |
| Dresses | 6 | Table Cloths | 2 |
| Dressing Gowns | 1 | Towels | 21 |
| Guernseys | 1 | Trousers | 4 |
| Handkerchiefs | 6 | Wrappers | 2 |
| Carried forward | 429 | Total | 1,080 |
TABLE VIII.
| Provisions Condemned and Destroyed during the Year as Unfit for Human Food. | |
| 2 Boxes of Fish. | 1 Piece of Meat. |
| 1 Box of Ostend Babbits. | A Quantity of Fruits (various). |