Table: Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.
| Borough. | Provision made. | If at disinfection station. | If any special provision for children. | If byBorough Council. | Extent to which provision has been utilised. |
|---|
| Battersea | Waiting, cleansing and bath rooms | Separate provision | Children received on days set apart for women | Yes | July to Nov., 1906— |
| 95 males. |
| 4 females. |
| 2 children. |
| Bermondsey | One bath for each sex | Yes | It is proposed that children shall use bath for females | Yes | No applications. |
| Bethnal Green | Special shelter provided. Two baths | Yes | No | Yes | A few boys from school and a few men from Salvation Army shelter. |
| Camberwell | One bath | Yes | Cards printed for use of Council's nurses | Yes | A few men from common lodging houses. |
| Chelsea | Bath room | Yes | Under consideration | Yes | No applications. |
| Deptford | Under consideration | — | — | Guardians | — |
| Finsbury | Bath. Services of barber | Casual ward | No | Guardians (Holborn Union) | In 5 months, 25 males disinfected, but 56 cleansing orders were given. |
| Fulham | As in 1904 | Yes | Small scheme under consideration | Yes | — |
| Greenwich | At present in abeyance and under consideration. | — | — | — | — |
| Hackney | One bath for each sex | Yes | No | Yes | 10 months in 1906— |
| 202 males. |
| 16 females. |
| 76 children. |
| Hammersmith | None | — | — | — | — |
| Hampstead | None | — | — | — | — |
| Holborn | Baths at Goldsmith-street and Little Gray's Inn-lane | Casualwards | No | Guardians | 1902—22 persons. |
| 1903— 16 „ |
| 1904— 9 ,, |
| 1905—600 males. |
| 13 females. |
| Islington | Bath at shelter house. Bed if necessary | Yes | No | Yes | 1903—2 males. |
| 1904—3 ,, |
| 1905—2 „ |
| 1906 (6 months)— |
| 9 males, |
| 3 females, |
| all children. |
| Kensington | Apparatus at Casual ward | Casualward | No | Guardians | Since April, 1903— |
| 6 males. |
| 3 females. |
| Lambeth | No provision | — | — | — | — |
| Lewisham | None | - | — | - | — |
| Paddington | As in 1904, but scheme under consideration | Casualward | No | Guardians | |
| Poplar | 4 baths | Yes | No, but existing accommodationample | Yes | Since May, 1905— 1,166 male adults. |
| St. Marylebone | 4 baths for men, 2 for women, 2 for boys and 3 for girls. Separate w.c. accommodation and disinfecting apparatus | Separate provision | Yes | Yes | M ales. 1899—4,341 | Females. |
| To 31st Oct. | 1900—3,352 | 28 |
| 1901—3,967 | 135 |
| 1902—4,250 | 278 |
| 1903—5,515 | 655 |
| 1904—7,089 | 1,376 |
| 1905—7,981 | 1,431 |
| Ch. — 107 | 358 |
| 1906—5,905 | 1,699 |
| Ch. —1,486 | 2,568 |
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