Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. RETURN OF WORK, 1929.
Articles Disinfected. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beds | 109 | 95 | 115 | 131 | 121 | 109 | 110 | 82 | 113 | 269 | 234 | 204 | 1,692 |
Blankets | 544 | 464 | 565 | 724 | 518 | 546 | 509 | 661 | 612 | 957 | 966 | 736 | 7,802 |
Bolsters | 85 | 67 | 94 | 99 | 123 | 96 | 91 | 70 | 93 | 278 | 289 | 261 | 1,646 |
Books, Public Library | 71 | 58 | 366 | 73 | 119 | 59 | 88 | 15 | 99 | 102 | 92 | 65 | 1,207 |
Cushions | 34 | 50 | 48 | 69 | 35 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 148 | 150 | 127 | 758 |
Curtains | 6 | — | 15 | 35 | 20 | 32 | 8 | — | — | 75 | 91 | 98 | 380 |
Carpets | 8 | 12 | 18 | 88 | 65 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 136 | 187 | 128 | 711 |
Mattresses | 67 | 62 | 81 | 92 | 117 | 73 | 78 | 59 | 75 | 184 | 183 | 139 | 1,210 |
Palliasses | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
Pillows | 269 | 243 | 283 | 352 | 317 | 251 | 279 | 238 | 276 | 716 | 697 | 548 | 4,469 |
Quilts | 187 | 158 | 199 | 221 | 213 | 171 | 169 | 114 | 137 | 421 | 442 | 394 | 2,826 |
Sheets | 149 | 145 | 182 | 247 | 218 | 202 | 209 | 140 | 191 | 526 | 483 | 449 | 3,141 |
Wearing apparel (suits, dresses, etc.) | 3,300 | 2,670 | 3,099 | 4,026 | 1,490 | 2,689 | 2,958 | 647 | 3,294 | 10,328 | 7,997 | 5,426 | 47,924 |
Totals | 4,829 | 4,024 | 5,065 | 6,163 | 3,356 | 4,277 | 4,561 | 2,043 | 4,938 | 14,144 | 11,815 | 8,577 | 73,792 |
Mattresses re-tabbed | 67 | 62 | 80 | 90 | 110 | 70 | 76 | 52 | 70 | 180 | 178 | 135 | 1,170 |
Palliasses re-tabbed | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
Cushions re-tabbed | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 100 |
Totals | 71 | 68 | 88 | 105 | 115 | 80 | 83 | 55 | 76 | 202 | 196 | 157 | 1,296 |
Mattresses and Palliasses destroyed | 48 | 51 | 42 | 90 | 53 | 81 | 61 | 119 | 104 | 74 | 13 | 21 | 757 |
Miscellaneous articles destroyed | 31 | 57 | 109 | 94 | 33 | 56 | 97 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 567 |
Totals | 79 | 108 | 151 | 184 | 86 | 137 | 158 | 124 | 123 | 88 | 40 | 46 | 1,324 |
Houses visited | 419 | 336 | 429 | 474 | 511 | 396 | 391 | 390 | 410 | 728 | 646 | 534 | 5,664 |
Rooms disinfected | 257 | 220 | 296 | 365 | 358 | 302 | 301 | 219 | 334 | 608 | 535 | 480 | 4,275 |
Totals | 676 | 556 | 725 | 839 | 869 | 698 | 692 | 609 | 744 | 1,336 | 1,181 | 1,014 | 9,939 |