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Chelsea 1944

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1944

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Disinfestation. The female shelter attendant is also employed in
connection with the work of the Cleansing Station.
In 1022. the London County Council entered into an arrangement
with the Borough Council for the use of the Station on specified days
during the school year for the purpose of cleansing the heads of verminous
school children. Under the L.C.C. Scheme, the work of cleansing is
supervised by the school nurses, who also make all arrangements for the
attendances of the children. The children cleansed are those attending
schools situated west of a line running down the centre of Sydney Street
and Oakley Street. The Borough Council receives payment from the
London County Council at the rate of 2s. per child attendance.

TABLE NO. L.C.C. SCHEME.

CLEANSING OF VERNINOUS CHILDREN E.T.C.

19391940194119421943194419451946
VERMINOUS554298233306245264258346
SCABIES-•54405319209239310
IMPETIGO1--1828841682
MINOR AILMENTS394.91----5-
AMOUNT RECOVERABLE FROM L.CC.75.9054.7036.0 .074.9042.7037.1038.16857.40

(b) TUBERCULOSIS.
This part of the report deals with the work of the Department under
the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930, and under the
Dispensary scheme approved by the Ministry of Health and the London
County Council. The latter contribute 25 per cent. of the nettexpenditure
of that scheme.
Staff.—The staff of the Dispensarv is set out on Dages 5-6.

NOTIFIC ATIONS AND NEW CASES.

YEARNOTIFICATIONS.NEW CASES OTHERWISE THANBY NOTIFICATION ON FORM A.TOTAL NEW CASES (ALL SOURCES)
PRIM.WUALTOML
19398088843123
1940643573690
1941625671345
1942577642885
1943766822096
19446487237101
19457578254- 132