[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell] page 110

St Giles (Camberwell) 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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Measures to be adopted against the spread of Scarlet
Fever and other Infectious Disorders.
Precautionary Measures.
1.—All areas, basements, cellars, kitchens, and yards should
be kept dry and clean, and if necessary, well Time-whited.
2.—All water-closets, sinks, and drains should be kept
scrupulously clean, be regularly flushed with water, and have their
traps in good order; they should also, if at all offensive, be kept
flushed with solution of Sulphate of Iron or Carbolic Acid.
3.—All dust bins should be emptied at least once a week,and
no unnecessary or undue accumulations of offensive matters
should be permitted anywhere. Such accumulation should
(pending their removal) be disinfected by the free use of Chloride
of Lime.
4.—All water-butts and cisterns should be kept clean and
well covered.
5.—All houses, and especially the sleeping apartments,
should be kept clean and well ventilated.
6.—Overcrowding should be avoided as much as possible.

Table: TABLE XV.RETURN of Articles of Bedding, Clothing, &c., Disinfected and Destroyed after Infectious Disease, from 26th March, 1881, to 25th March, 1882, inclusive.

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TABLE XV.

RETURN of Articles of Bedding, Clothing, &c., Disinfected and Destroyed after Infectious Disease, from 26th March, 1881, to 25th March, 1882, inclusive.

	DISINFECTED.										DESTROYED.									Compensation allowed for the articles destroyed
	Lots	Beds	Blankets	Sheets	Pillows	Mattresses	Palliasses	Bolsters	Counterpanes	Wearing Apparel	Beds	Blankets	Sheets	Pillows	Mattresses	Palliasses	Bolsters	Counterpanes	Wearing Apparel	Compensation allowed for the articles destroyed
Mackay	159	190	294	46	248	83	-	105	11	118	4	—	-	-	6	1	—	—	—	£2	2s	od
Fisher	450	465	470	45	617	25	-	201	143	276	10	—	1	3	3	—	1	—	10	£2	14s	od
Stevenson	206	213	208	—	221	40	28	186	130	60	6	8	—	6	4	—	5	3	—	£3	5s	od
Sedgley	187	79	237	98	185	162	—	128	143	287	1	2	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	£1	16s	6d
Total	1002	947	1209	189	1271	310	28	620	427	741	21	10	1	10	14	2	6	4	10	£9	17s	6d

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Table: TABLE XV.RETURN of Articles of Bedding, Clothing, &c., Disinfected and Destroyed after Infectious Disease, from 26th March, 1881, to 25th March, 1882, inclusive.

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Table: TABLE XV.RETURN of Articles of Bedding, Clothing, &amp;c., Disinfected and Destroyed after Infectious Disease, from 26th March, 1881, to 25th March, 1882, inclusive.

Table: TABLE XV.RETURN of Articles of Bedding, Clothing, &c., Disinfected and Destroyed after Infectious Disease, from 26th March, 1881, to 25th March, 1882, inclusive.