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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
Chelsea 1950
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1950
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Council's
staff at the Disinfecting Station and Cleansing Centre during the year;-
(a) SCABIES
Treatments were carried out as follows;-
Cases Treatments
Adults (Males) 3 4
Adults (Females) 11. 29
Children 10 24
(In addition to figures shown above, 18 children attending
London County Council schools were given 34 treatments,)
(b) VERMINOUS CONDITIONS
Details of work in this connection are set out below;-
Cases Treatments
Adults (Males) 6 10
Adults (Females) 90 90
Children 66 66
(358 treatments were also given to London County Council
school children,,)
(c) DISINFECTION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS AFTER INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Number of rooms disinfected 268
Number of articles disinfected 2,881
(d) DISINFESTATION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS
Number of rooms disinfested 533
Number of articles disinfested 2,202
(e) MISCELLANEOUS DISINFECTION
Number of rooms disinfected 210
Number of articles disinfected 1,433