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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

Kensington 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough.

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was temporarily transferred, to the Hammersmith Medicinal Baths in
Scotts Road, Shepherds Bush, W.12.
The London County Council made their own arrangements for
the cleansing of school-children at the Hammersmith Baths, but the
agreement between this Council and Hammersmith Borough Council
provided for the treatments to be carried out at a cost of 12/6d.
per cleansing.

Table: Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station)The following table shows the work carried out during 1962 at both the Kensington and the Hammersmith Medicinal Baths:-

Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station)

The following table shows the work carried out during 1962 at both the Kensington and the Hammersmith Medicinal Baths:-

DescriptionScabiesVerminImpetigo
PersonsClean-singsPersonsClean-singsPersonsClean-sings
Adults
Kensington591068084--
Otherboroughs231919--
School-children
Kensington1749525213
Otherboroughs7205959--
Children under 5
Kensington11191212--
Otherboroughs------
TOTALS9619722222613

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In addition to the cleansing of persons referred to above,
articles of personal clothing disinfested at the Medicinal Baths
during the year numbered 425
Disinfection and disinfestation
A summary of the routine work carried out in 1962 by the
disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:-