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Hackney 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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61
DISINFECTION.
(a) Rooms.— During 1927 there were 2,714 rooms fumigated in
the Borough by the staff of the Public Health Department. In these
totals are included disinfections after measles, whooping cough and
tuberculosis, in addition to those in connection with the present notifiable
infectious diseases.

Table: The number of rooms fumigated each month is set out in the following table:—

The number of rooms fumigated each month is set out in the following table:—

Number of rooms fumigated each month during 1927.
January199
February161
March143
April143
May182
June300
July230
August209
September248
October319
November323
December257
Total2,714

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(b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, etc.— The number of articles
under this head disinfected during last year was 48,524. This is an
increase of 10,944 upon the number disinfected during 1926. A
table is here given showing details of the articles disinfected each
month.

Table: Articles Disinfected,1927.

Articles Disinfected,1927.

Description of Articles.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Totals.
House Linen and Furniture26012055197619402333291426162714336847134766386835864
Men's Clothing-Women's916873701229693851572431771741449
Clothing-Children's26312916117529611772461902426235044264432
Clothing-50235241728405841104175104881648
Other Articles3722382352315027772962774236825455535181
Totals33772513249724573325580433093307429464366096510948524