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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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The number of rooms fumigated and cleansed each month is
set out in the following table:—
Number of Rooms Fumigated and Cleansed each Month during 1912.
| Month. | Rooms Fumigated. | Rooms Cleansed. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 192 | 89 | The method of fumigation is by burning sulphur. After fumigation the rooms to be cleansed are stripped of their wall-paper and cleansed with a solution of carbolic acid. The ceilings are afterwards whitened. |
| February | 139 | 94 | |
| March | 145 | 69 | |
| April | 120 | 39 | |
| May | 161 | 42 | |
| June | 184 | 53 | |
| July | 187 | 70 | |
| August | 127 | 72 | |
| September | 150 | 78 | |
| October | 181 | 97 | |
| November | 175 | 89 | |
| December | 192 | 73 | |
| Total | 1,953 | 865 |
(6) Articles of Clothing and Furniture.— The number of articles
under this head disinfected last year was 16,211. This is a decrease
of 1,415 upon the number disinfected during 1911, and
is due chiefly to a decrease of infectious disease in the Borough
during the past vear.
The following table gives a summary of the articles disinfected
:—