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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 1954
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1954
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the staff of the Council's Disinfecting and Cleansing Station, 9a, Lots Road, Chelsea, during the past three years.
| (a) SCABIES | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments were carried out as follows:- | |||||
| ADULTS (Male) | Cases | 4 | 2 | Nil | |
| Treatments | 4 | 3 | Nil | ||
| ADULTS (Female) | Cases | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| Treatments | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Children | Cases | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Treatments | 6 | 4 | 21 | ||
| (In addition to the figures shown above 38 children attending L.C.C. schools ware given 38 treatments.) | |||||
| (b) VERMINOUS CONDITIONS | |||||
| Details of work in this connection are set out belows- | |||||
| ADULTS (Male) | Cases | 6 | 2 | Nil | |
| Treatments | 6 | 2 | Nil | ||
| ADULTS (Female) | Cases | 388 | 465 | 407 | |
| Treatments | 388 | 465 | 407 | ||
| Childress | Cases | 277 | 304 | 284 | |
| Treatments | 277 | 304 | 284 | ||
| (295 treatments were given to L.C.C. schoolchildren.) | |||||
DISINFECTION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS AFTER INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Rooms Disinfected | 337 | 220 | 112 |
| Number of Articles Diginfected | 4,373 | 6,138 | 3,334 |
| Diainfection of Rooms and Contents: | |||
| Number of Rooms Disinfected | 511 | 480 | 198 |
| Number of Articles Disinfected | 1,307 | 1,615 | 772 |
| Miacellansous Disinfection | |||
| Number of Rooms Disinfected | 242 | 322 | 390 |
| Number of Articles Disinfected | 1,572 | 2,370 | 2,320 |