London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Deptford 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Special Cases.
Jan. 26th—Abinger Road. Cancer. 1 bed, 2 pillows, 2 bolsters—disinfected.
Feb. 6th—St. Donatt's Road. Cancer. 1 bed, 3 pillows, 1 bolster, 1 mattress,
1 sheet—disinfected.
Mar. 17th—St. Donatt's Road. Cancer. 9 mattresses, 4 pillows, 1 bolster, 2
blankets, 3 odd articles—disinfected.
17th—Brockley Road. Cancer. 1 mattress, 2 pillows, 1 bolster, 2 odd
articles—disinfected.
June 5th—Blockhouse Street. Cancer. 1 bed, 1 mattress, 2 pillows—disinfected.
July 14th—Evelyn Street. Cancer. 1 bed, 5 pillows, 1 bolster, 1 blanket—
disinfected.
30th—Waller Road. Cancer. 1 bed, 2 pillows, 1 bolster, 1 mattress, ]
sheet, 1 odd article—disinfected.
Sept. 22nd—Endwell Road. Cancer. 1 bed, 1 mattress, 2 pillows, 3 bolsters, 2
blankets, 3 odd articles—disinfected.
Oct. 6th—Ludwick Road. Cancer. 1 bed, 1 bolster—destroyed.
Nov. 4th—Kitto Road. Cancer. 1 bed, 4 pillows, 1 bolster, 2 odd articlesdisinfected.
11th—Harcourt Road. Cancer. 1 bed—disinfected
,, 23rd—Douglas Street. Cancer. 1 bed, 4 pillows, 1 bolster, 1 sheet, 2
blankets, 10 odd articles—disinfected.
Dec. 20th—Seymour Street. Cancer. 1 bed—disinfected.
verminous premises.
Seventy-five premises consisting of 112 rooms were fumigated during
the year.
books.
Two hundred and eighty-four Library books were disinfected
during the year.
cleansing station.
One thousand seven hundred and seventy two articles of clothing
were disinfected during the year.
Total number of Premises disinfected 1491
,, ,, Rooms ,, 1615
,, ,, Beds ,, 835
,, ,, Pillows ,, 1803
,, ,, Bolsters ,, 659
,, ,, Mattresses ,, 337
,, ,, Sheets ,, 804
,, ,, Blankets ,, 1098
,, ,, Odd Articles ,, 1891
Total articles 7427
Total number of Beds destroyed 9
,, ,, Mattresses ,, 5
Palliasses ,, 4
,, ,, Bolsters ,, 2
Pillows ,, 6
,, ,, Odd Articles,, 77
Total 103
N.B.—The above Articles were destroyed at the request of the owners