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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 and Chelsea 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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DISINFECTING STATION AND MEDICINAL BATHS
Medicinal Baths
| Description | Scabies | Vermin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Cleansings | Persons | Cleansings | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Children under five | ||||
| - | - | - | - | |
In addition to the cleansing of persons referred to above, the number of articles
disinfested at the medicinal baths during the year numbered 131.
Disinfection and Disinfestation
A summary of the routine work carried out in 1971 by the disinfecting staff is
shown in the following table:—
Houses disinfected after infectious disease 42 ( 90 rooms)
Houses disinfected after vermin 548 (1778 rooms)
Total weight of bedding, etc., dealt with 2% tons
Certain foreign countries prohibit the import of parcels of clothing, unless
accompanied by a certificate that the articles have been disinfected. The Council afford
facilities to persons desirous of sending clothing abroad and, for this service, a standard
charge is made of 50p per parcel.
During the year thirty-seven parcels of clothing were disinfected and the income
amounted to £18.50.
The following table indicates the destination of these parcels:—
| Destination | No. of parcels | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | |||