Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939.

  • Bermondsey (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1940]
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Credit: Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (22) DISINFECTION. The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station are set out below. For many years it has been the custom in this borough to insist on the disinfection of premises and articles exposed to infection in all cases of notifiable infectious disease, regard being had as far as possible to the convenience of the householder. Rooms are sealed for disinfection and beds, bedding, clothes and other articles are brought into the station for treatment. Beds 551 Pillows (cases) 1,197 Blankets 3,790 Quilts 963 Bolsters 458 Sheets 1,197 „ (cases) 202 Furniture 3,783 Books 56 Miscellaneous 4,490 Cushions 163 Verminous Clothing 1,363 Mattresses 3 „ Bedding 12,381 Overlays 1,211 Scabies, Clothing 19,959 Pillows 1,385 64,495 new tabs were used to replace those taken off mattresses, palliasses, and cushions before disinfection. Number of rooms disinfected 2,261 Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed 1,097 Furniture, Floorcloth, etc., destroyed 138½ Loads CLEANSING STATION. Verminous persons cleansed Adult Females 16 Adult Males 106 Children 2,016 Persons treated for Scabies: — Number treated Number of baths given Adult Females 127 244 Adult Males 58 98 Children, Females 185 1,119 Children, Males 155 950