London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
Infected rooms are sprayed with formalin when the infected patient
is removed to hospital or has recovered from the disease. The clothing
is at the same time disinfected in a Washington Lyons Disinfector.
With regard to disinfestation, slipper baths are provided at the
Disinfecting Station, and persons in a verminous condition are bathed
there while their clothing and bedding are disinfected by steam.
2,599 rooms were disinfected.
18,271 articles were disinfected or destroyed.
80 persons were bathed.