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Battersea 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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51
The homes of all cases of scabies that come to the knowledge
of the Medical Officer of Health are visited by the Council's Sanitary
inspectors.
The following table shows the numbers of persons cleansed and
at the Personal Cleansing Station and the expenditure incurred
since 1906, the year in which the cleansing of verminous persons was
begun:—
Number of Baths, &c.
| Year | Adults | Children | *Expenditure | *Amount Contributed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous and Scabies | Verminous and Scabies | £ | £ | |
| 1906-1915 | 10,443 | 6,430 | 1,037 | 303 |
| 1916-1925 | 3,269 | 39,117 | 5,007 | 3,155 |
| 1926-1935 | 2,404 | 39,293 | 8,521 | 4,045 |
| 1936 | 265 | 4,524 | 723 | 403 |
| 1937 | 389 | 4,256 | 729 | 403 |
| 1938 | 432 | 3,808 | 820 | 402 |
| 1939 | 534 | 2,820 | 795 | 402 |
| 1940 | 778 | 3,497 | 866 | 404 |
| 1941 | 2,558 | 5,456 | 1,026 | 435 |
| 1942 | 3,083 | 6,656 | 1,059 | 440 |
| 1943 | 2,017 | 5,223 | 1,149 | 422 |
| 1944 | 1,798 | 3,931 | 1,100 | 441 |
| 1945 | 1,885 | 3,277 | 1,179 | 454 |
| 1946 | 1,822 | 4,229 | 1,352 | 443 |
| 1947 | 986 | 4,179 | 1,402 | 424 |
| 1948 | 497 | 3,266 | 1,808 | 408 |
| 1949 | 286 | 2,773 | 1.534 | 411 |
| 1950 | 226 | 2,238 | 1,750 | 410 |
| 1951 | 200 | 1,858 | 1,992 | 406 |
| 1952 | 176 | 1,994 | 1,956 | 535 |
* Financial year ending 31st March. Other columns, calendar year.
. The contract with the London County Council, referred to above,
Originally provided for the payment by them of 2s. per verminous case
and Is. per scabies case treated, with a minimum payment of £400 per
annum. In consequence of negotiations, however, the scale of payments
was increased, with effect from Ist January, 1952, to 3s. 6d. for each
case treated, whether scabies or vermin, with a minimum payment of
£500 per annum.
The Council, at their meeting on the 23rd May, 1951, decided, on
th e recommendation of the Health Committee to accede, until further
order, to a request of the Divisional Medical Officer, No. 9 Division,
London County Council, for the use of the Station for the treatment
of a small number of children suffering from minor ailments, without
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