Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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day, except Saturday and Sunday, between 9 and 4.30 o'clock.
Under the agreement the Borough Council must cleanse
children to the reasonable satisfaction of the London County
Council, who pay 1s. for each cleansing. For this purpose
the Borough Council employs a female attendant who acts
under the supervision of a London County Council school
nurse who is responsible for the treatment at the Station.
Children suffering from scabies are examined weekly by one
of the County Council's medical staff. This work is closely
co-ordinated with that of the woman Sanitary Inspector who
visits the children's homes and makes the necessary arrangements
for the cleansing and disinfecting of verminous bedding
and rooms. Every effort is made to ensure that the bedding
is disinfected the same day the child is cleansed. Table
No. 60 below shows the extent to which the Station has been
used within the last five years.
TABLE No. 60.
Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
1921 | 1219 | 1112 | 2331 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 2363 |
1922 | 394 | 1493 | 1887 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1903 |
1923 | 280 | 1731 | 2011 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2030 |
1924 | 337 | 1924 | 2261 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 2388 |
1925 | 359 | 2082 | 2441 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 2470 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
The Council's Tuberculosis service has the following ramifications:—
(a) The administration of the various Tuberculosis
Regulations of 1912, 1921, 1924 and 1925.