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Personal Cleansing Station.
During the year 1948 there were 3,266 children and 497 adults
cleansed and treated at the station. Of the 3,266 children attending,
713 were suffering from scabies or itch, a contagious parasitic skin
affection. The remainder were verminous. Of these children 3,116
attended from the public elementary schools in the Borough by arrangement
with the London County Council, who have entered into a
contract with the Borough Council for the use of their Personal
Cleansing Station. The cleansing and treatment of the school children
is carried out under the supervision of officers of the London County
Council while the disinfestation of the clothing and (if necessary) of
the homes is carried out concurrently by the Borough Council's sanitary
staff.
Head Lice.— It has been the practice for many years to refer
to the Personal Cleansing Station all cases of head lice discovered
by the staff during home visiting, at the Welfare Centres, or at Day
Nurseries.
The following table shows the numbers of persons cleansed and
treated at the Personal Cleansing Station and the expenditure incurred
since 1906, the year in which the cleansing of verminous persons was
betrun :—

* Financial year ending 31st March. Other columns, calendar year.