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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
Southwark 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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68
YERMINOUS PERSONS CLEANSED DURING 1916.
During the year 2,761 persons were cleansed at the station in King
James Street, as against 2.669 persons cleansed during the year 1915.
Under our agreement with the London County Council, 2,681 children
were cleansed, as against 2,601 cleansed during 1915. It was found necessary
in a large number of cases to treat the children twice and sometimes
three or four times before they were found to be effectually cleansed.
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.
80 adults sent from the various common lodging houses and other
places in our borough were cleansed during the year, as against 68
dealt with under the provisions of the Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897,
in 1915.