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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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(b) Articles of Clothing, etc.—The number of infected articles disinfected or destroyed during last year was 42,562. 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. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||
| January | 308 | 2397 | 232 | 414 | 423 | 307 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 4094 |
| February | 318 | 2413 | 124 | 320 | 316 | 277 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 3774 |
| March | 236 | 1914 | 84 | 196 | 365 | 145 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2996 |
| April | 255 | 1983 | 116 | 223 | 278 | 151 | 5 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 3023 |
| May | 317 | 2277 | 84 | 374 | 405 | 257 | 14 | 28 | - | 22 | 1 | 3779 |
| June | 226 | 1735 | 45 | 252 | 179 | 422 | 2 | 11 | - | 10 | 2 | 2884 |
| July | 342 | 2361 | 124 | 258 | 340 | 348 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3797 |
| August | 532 | 1142 | 175 | 128 | 186 | 106 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2279 |
| September | 209 | 1332 | 90 | 230 | 238 | 141 | 4 | 14 | - | 1 | - | 2259 |
| October | 411 | 2746 | 268 | 311 | 4 | 270 | 5 | 7 | -- | - | 9 | 4031 |
| November | 496 | 3545 | 151 | 340 | 590 | 481 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5606 |
| December | 208 | 2539 | 183 | 277 | 439 | 384 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 4040 |
| Totals | 3858 | 26384 | 1676 | 3323 | 3763 | 3289 | 68 | 118 | 5 | 45 | 33 | 42562 |