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Owing to vermin and scabies introduced by soldiers
returning from abroad, there has been a great increase of
cleansing required for the children.
The station is now reserved for them every day except
Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., girls being
cleansed between 9 and 1, and boys in the afternoon. The
Borough Council must properly cleanse the children and their
clothes to the reasonable satisfaction of the London County
Council which pays 1/- for each cleansing. The station is
also now kept open for two hours each week evening and two
hours on Saturday morning for soldiers.
For cleansing ohildren the Borough Council employs
a female attendant for the five days at a cost of 5/- per day,
plus war bonus: she acts under the supervision of an L.C.C.
school nurse.
£178. 5. 0 was paid by the London County Council for
the school children cleansed last year.
A box of stavesacre ointment is supplied to each
bather with instructions for its use. The names and addresses
of bathers are entered in a book, and the woman inspector
calls at the homes and arranges for necessary disinfection and
cleansing of verminous bedding and rooms
The number of children cleansed was so great as to
overtax the accommodation at the station and it has been
decided to provide a larger waiting room.
TENTS, VANS AND SHEDS.
34, During the year 43 tents, vans and sheds were inspected
(58 in 1917) and one notice served under the By-laws for
this class of dwelling. 42 were in Eltham and one in St.
Nicholas Ward.
WOOLWICH AMBULANCES.
It was found that owing to motor ambulances being now
supplied by the County Council and the Asylums Board there was
no longer a demand for the Woolwich horse ambulance. It was,
accordingly, sold and the proceeds divided between the Nursing
Association and the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
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