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DISINFECTION & DISINFESTATION
Premises disinfected
(infectious disease) 837
Premises disinfected
(requests) 98
Premises disinfected
(verminous conditions) 243
Total articles disinfected
in Steam .Disinfectors 49,639
Books disinfected in
formalin chamber 222
Articles destroyed at
Owner's request 532
Van loads of verminous
furniture destroyed 10
BATH CENTRE
Total baths given to School
children(other than for
Scabies) 1,156
Scabies baths to School
Children 4,745
Total baths given to adult
females and young children
(other than for Scabies) 71
Scabies baths given to female
adults and young children 2,411
Total baths given in the
Disinfecting station to
adult males in connection
with verminous conditions 356
Scabies baths given to
adult males 585
To the extent possible with a reduced Health Visiting staff, the
supervision of verminous conditions in the homes has been carried out in
accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health, Systematic
advice upon prevention is given and children found verminous are dealt
with mainly at the Cleansing Station - Lethane Hair Oil is not used.
MORTUARY & CORONER'S COURT
Bodies received 226
Inquests held 235
MATERNITY & CHILD WELFARE
Visits paid by Health Visitors:-
To expectant mothers First visits 834 Total visits 1,031
To children under 1 year " " 1,001 " 8,381
To children 1-5 years 12,458
Infant Welfare Centres Total children who attended 1,965
Antenatal Centres Total women who attended 862
Post-natal Centres " " " " 199
WAR-TIMS NURSERIES
At the end of 1942, there were two Nurseries in the Borough; one
situated in the Lady Florence Institute with accommodation for twenty
children over two years of age and the other housed in a building at the
rear of Goldsmiths' College has forty Places for children 0-5 years of age
Since then, two further Nurseries have been opened and plans for a third
have been approved.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION
Persons receiving children for reward 23
Number of children involved 24
Total visits of Health Visitors 63