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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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39
DISINFECTION.
(a) Rooms Disinfected.— During 1936 there were 3,086 rooms
in 2,498 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 is set out in the following table:—

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

January261
February265
March371
April338
May293
June220
July254
August155
September218
October270
November223
December218
Total3,086

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(b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, etc.— The number of articles
under this head disinfected or destroyed during last year was
59,236. In addition, 99 van-loads of verminous or dirty articles
were collected and destroyed at the Disinfecting Station.
A table
is here given showing details of the articles dealt with during each
month of the year.