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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 1952
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1952
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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, 9a, Lots Road,
S.W.10. during the past three years
1950. 1951. 1952.
(a) SCABIES
Treatments were carried out
as follows:-
Adults(Males) Cases 3 2 4
Treatments 4 2 4
Adults(Female) Cases 11 5 5
Treatments 29 13 7
Children Cases 10 11 3
Treatments 24 17 6
(In addition to figures shown above, 7 children attending
London County Council schools were given 12 treatments)
(b) VERMINOUS CONDITIONS
Details of work in this connection
are set out belows:Adults
(Males) Cases 6 3 6
Treatments 10 4 6
Adults (Females) Cases 90 221 388
Treatments 90 221 388
Children Cases 66 111 277
Treatments 66 111 277
(312 treatments were also given to London County Council
school children)
(c) DISINFECTION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS AFTER INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Number of rooms disinfected 268 289 337
Number of articles disinfected 2,881 2,060 4,373