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Southwark 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 30. Verminous Bedding, &c., Disinfected at the Council's Stations during 1923.
| Articles. | Disinfected. | Destroyed. |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 136 | 4 |
| Palliasses | 84 | 1 |
| Bolsters and Pillows | 299 | 1 |
| Cushions | 84 | — |
| Blankets | 672 | — |
| Sheets | 164 | — |
| Quilts | 172 | — |
| Articles of Clothing, &c. | 13,442 | 48 |
| Total | 15,053 | 54 |
1 bag of feathers and 1 dust-sheet were also disinfected at the Depots.
3 boxes and 5 bags of old clothes and rubbish were destroyed.
VERMINOUS PERSONS CLEANSED DURING 1923.
During the year 4,198 persons were cleansed at the station in King
James Street. Under our agreement with the London County Council,
3,439 children were cleansed. One cleansing was found to be sufficient
in verminous cases, except when the cases were associated with impetigo,
when two or three cleansings had to be given.
Many of the children treated were suffering from Scabies. In every
case the treatment at our Station was thoroughly efficacious, and no
recurrence of the trouble was experienced.
759 adults sent from the various common lodging houses and other
places in our borough were cleansed during the year, as against 626
dealt with under the provisions of the Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897,
in 1922.