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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1913
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Cleansing of Verminous Persons.
The Municipal Cleansing Station is in Watson Street.
The number of baths given during 1913 was 1,975.
This station is self-supporting, and the following is a table of the number of children bathed and treated by the bath attendant and school nurse :—
| Week ended. 1913. | 1st Bath. | 2nd Bath. | 3rd Bath. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4th | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| „11th | 25 | 12 | 12 |
| „ 18th | 32 | 14 | — |
| „ 25th | 23 | 23 | 9 |
| February 1st | 21 | 12 | 17 |
| 8th | 35 | 19 | 5 |
| ,, 15th | 14 | 30 | 16 |
| „ 22nd | 20 | 8 | 24 |
| March 1st | 26 | 17 | 3 |
| „ 8th | 13 | 18 | 12 |
| „ 15th | 24 | 13 | 12 |
| „ 22nd | 6 | 17 | 11 |
| „ 29th | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| April 5th | 25 | 3 | 8 |
| „ 12th | 33 | 17 | 3 |
| „ 19th | 7 | 25 | 16 |
| „ 26th | 21 | 7 | 21 |
| May 3rd | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| „ 10th | 26 | 15 | 12 |
| .. 17th | 4 | 18 | 11 |
| „ 24th | 14 | 2 | 15 |
| 31st | 13 | 15 | 4 |
| June 7th | 26 | 8 | 11 |
| ,, 14th | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| ,, 21st | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| „ ,28th | 19 | 9 | 7 |
| July 5th | 26 | 12 | 9 |
| „ 12th | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| „ 19 th | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| ,, 26th | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| August 30th | 20 | — | 1 |
| Carried forward | 551 | 410 | 299 |