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The methods employed under the Rat Repression Scheme have
been described in previous Annual Reports. It is only necessary,
therefore, to state that as an inspection of the summarised figures
shows, the work done during the year under this head has been as
satisfactory as in previous years.
Personal Cleansing Station.
The new Personal Cleansing Station, opened on the 3rd
November, 1923, was fully described in my Annual Report for
that year. The new premises have greatly facilitated the work
of the officers responsible for the cleansing and treatment of children
infested with vermin and of those suffering from scabies and other
contagious skin affections.
During the year 1925, there were 4,724 children and 261 adults
cleansed and treated at the station. Of the 4,724 children attending,
145 were suffering from scabies or itch, a contagious parasitic
skin affection. The remainder were verminous. These children
attended from the Public Elementary Schools in the Borough by
arrangement with the London County Council, who have entered
into a contract with the Borough Council for the use of their
Personal Cleansing Station. The cleansing and treatment of the
School children is carried out under the supervision of Officers of
the London County Council while the disinfestation of the clothing
and of the homes is carried out concurrently by the Borough
Council's Sanitary staff.
There has been a decrease in the number of infested children
and adults treated at the station as compared with the previous
year.
The following table shows the numbers of persons cleansed
and treated at the Personal Cleansing Station and the expenditure
incurred since 1906, the year in which the cleansing of verminous
persons was begun.