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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The approximate cost of working and maintaining the Disinfecting Station during the past year, including the cost of disinfectants used in fumigating and cleansing rooms, was as follows :—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 914 | 4 | 8 |
| Fuel | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Horse Hire | 86 | 19 | 0 |
| Stores, Tools, and other materials | 71 | 5 | 6 |
| Repairs to Horse Vans | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Disinfectants, etc. | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Repairs to Motor Van | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| Motor Running Expenses | 38 | 19 | 1 |
| Lighting | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Insurance | 3 | 18 | 8 |
| Water | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| £1.187 | 10 | 11 |
The number of lots of bedding stoved was 1,603.
Cost per lot of bedding 14s. 9d.
Cleansing of Persons Act.
The baths at the Disinfecting Station have been more frequently
used this year, chiefly owing to the greater number of verminous
children dealt with.
The names of 361 children, 60 belonging to Clapham, 18 to
Putney, 45 to Streatham, 40 to Tooting, and 198 to Wandsworth,
stated to be in a verminous condition, were forwarded to me by
the Medical Officer, Education Department, London County
Council, and the homes were visited by the Inspectors. In the
majority of cases only the heads of the children were verminous,
but in a few cases the bodies and clothing were also verminous.
Of these latter, 14, nine boys and five girls, were cleansed at the
baths, and the clothing was at the same time stoved with beneficial
results.