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Hackney 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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DISINFECTION.
(a) Rooms Disinfected.— During 1933 there were 2,903 rooms
in 2,522 premises in the Borough disinfected by the staff of the
Public Health Department, after the occurrence of infectious and
contagious diseases.

Table: The number of rooms so dealt with in each month of the year is set out in the following table :—

The number of rooms so dealt with in each month of the year is set out in the following table :—

January231
February224
March236
April192
May272
June193
July220
August186
September260
October291
November295
December303
Total2,903

Table: (b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, etc.—The number of articles under this head disinfected during last year was 62,708. A table is here given showing details of the articles disinfected during each month of the year.

(b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, etc.—The number of articles under this head disinfected during last year was 62,708. A table is here given showing details of the articles disinfected during each month of the year.

Description of Articles.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Totals.
House Linen and Furniture35113723317731463885256634282691398744734926481244325
Men's Clothing4052972334403452042781853243614646034139
Women's Clothing4624274307494242264372533085916265525485
Children's Clothing2482593352924581912321913294804795023996
Other Articles2795053657783901513972323173594944964763
Totals49055211454054055502333847723552526562646989696562708