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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
Hackney 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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In addition to these there were 202 articles destroyed on request
from the owners. These are set out in the following table:—
| Beds | 42 | Mattresses | 25 |
| Bolsters | 8 | Overlays | 1 |
| Blankets | 7 | Pillows | 23 |
| Carpets | 2 | Palliasses | 33 |
| Cushions | 12 | Rugs | 2 |
| Hats | Sheets | 6 | |
| Sundry Articles | 35 | Quilts | 5 |
| Total | 202 |
(c) Public Library Books.—During the past year, 280 books
from homes in which infectious diseases had occurred were
disinfected. Of this total, there were 140 books which had been
borrowed from the Hackney Borough Library and 140 from other
Libraries. The method of disinfection of books practised is to expose
the books in a closed chamber to the action of formic aldehyde
gas, which is generated in a lamp from formalin tablets.
| Month. | Number of Books Disinfected. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| From Hackney Public Library. | From other Libraries. | Totals. | |