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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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A table is here given showing details of the articles dealt with during each month of the year.
| Month. | Infected Articles Disinfected. | Infected Articles Destroyed. | Verminous Articles Disinfected. | Verminous Articles Destroyed. | Totals. | Loads of Verminous or Filthy Goods Destroyed. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds, Overlays or Mattresses. | Other Bedding Materials. | Men's Clothing. | Women's Clothing. | Children's Clothing. | Other Articles. | Beds, Overlays or Mattresses. | Other Bedding Materials. | Men's Clothing. | Women's Clothing. | Other Articles. | Beds, Overlays or Mattresses. | Other Bedding Materials. | Men's Clothing. | Women's clothing. | Children's Clothing. | Other Articles. | Beds, Overlays or Mattresses. | Other Bedding Materials. | Men's Clothing. | Other Articles. | |||
| January | 362 | 3047 | 413 | 495 | 394 | 242 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | 19 | 5016 | 4 |
| February | 362 | 3152 | 390 | 658 | 506 | 519 | 6 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 40 | — | 10 | — | 17 | 3 | — | 18 | 5696 | 7 |
| March | 341 | 2368 | 383 | 304 | 322 | 369 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | — | 10 | 4163 | 9 |
| April | 295 | 2187 | 328 | 308 | 316 | 494 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | 27 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 4045 | 4 |
| May | 210 | 1726 | 356 | 223 | 235 | 323 | 6 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 3116 | 1 |
| June | 332 | 2235 | 354 | 301 | 259 | 350 | 18 | 12 | — | 9 | 16 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | — | 5 | 3929 | 7 |
| July.. | 203 | 1088 | 209 | 180 | 116 | 292 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | 16 | 2250 | 82 |
| August | 325 | 1743 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 122 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2883 | 37 |
| September | 279 | 1827 | 192 | 219 | 243 | 215 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2978 | 14 |
| October | 367 | 2552 | 264 | 252 | 492 | 272 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4202 | 78 |
| November | 412 | 3219 | 358 | 482 | 521 | 433 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5432 | 76 |
| December | 308 | 2299 | 307 | 293 | 407 | 287 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 3926 | 16 |
| Totals | 3796 | 27443 | 3774 | 3928 | 4021 | 3918 | 60 | 98 | 58 | 12 | 49 | 10 | 22 | 130 | 5 | 10 | — | 126 | 60 | 21 | 95 | 47636 | 335 |
In addition to the above, the entire possessions of 199 families (110 van loads) removing from clearance areas were
taken to the Disinfecting Station for treatment as a precaution against the importation of vermin to the Council's new flats.
Six hundred and ninety-nine beds and 6,097 other articles were treated in the steam disinfector and the remaining articles
were fumigated in the hydrogen cyanide chamber.