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Hackney 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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59
DISINFECTION.
(a) Rooms. During 1928 there were 3,096 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.
The number of rooms fumigated each month is set out in the
following table:—

Table: Number of rooms fumigated each month during1928.

Number of rooms fumigated each month during1928.

January315
February278
March324
April231
May240
June189
July227
August145
September214
October273
November266
December394
Total3,096

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(b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, etc.—The number of articles
under this head disinfected during last year was 58,912. This is an
increase of 10,388 upon the number disinfected during 1927. A
table is here given showing details of the articles disinfected each
month.

Table: Articles Disinfected,1928.

Articles Disinfected,1928.

Description of Articles.January.February.March.April.May.June.JulyAugust.September.October.November.December.Totals.
House Linen and Furniture39163934415230273696259435031889340043254476387042782
Men's Clothing2262032311452451921792182182103051592531
Women's Clothing5074184083584443615122904156647836525812
Children's Clothing1428210986107106191621261622451351553
Other Articles .6196577436173924233691974406116605066234
Totals54105294564342334884367647542656459959726469532258912