Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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During the year 1926, there were 4,371 children and 229 adults
cleansed and treated at the station. Of the 4,371 children attending,
164 were suffering from scabies or itch, a contagious parasitic
skin affection. The remainder were verminous. Of these children
4,315 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.
Number of Baths, &c.
Year. | Adults. | Children. | Expenditure. | Amount Contributed. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Verminous and Scabies. | Verminous and Scabies. | £ | £ | |
1906 | 141 | 2 | 29 | – |
1907 | 504 | 113 | 42 | – |
1908 | 1,011 | 656 | 82 | – |
1909 | 1,373 | 321 | 91 | – |
1910 | 1,583 | 341 | 88 | – |
1911 | 1,459 | 191 | 93 | 13 |
1912 | 1,351 | 841 | 237 | 65 |
1913 | 1,323 | 1,090 | 118 | 69 |
1914 | 1,050 | 1,602 | 132 | 78 |
1915 | 648 | 1,273 | 125 | 78 |
1916 | 475 | 1,773 | 143 | 94 |
1917 | 320 | 2,620 | 169 | 140 |
1918 | 291 | 3,179 | 237 | 187 |
1919 | 366 | 3,214 | 287 | 169 |
1920 | 419 | 4,213 | 456 | 331 |
1921 | 340 | 4,607 | 561 | 400 |
1922 | 274 | 4,444 | 584 | 400 |
1923 | 212 | 4,949 | 779 | 487 |
1924 | 311 | 5,394 | 912 | 488 |
1925 | 261 | 4,724 | 879 | 459 |
1926 | 229 | 4,371 | 917* | 450* |
13,941 | 49,918 | £6,961 | £3,908 |
* Estimated.