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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 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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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 | ||||
| Treatments were carried out as follows:- | ||||
| ADULTS (Male) Cases | 2 | Nil | Nil | |
| Treatments | 3 | Nil | Nil | |
| ADULTS (Female) Cases | 3 | 16 | 9 | |
| Treatments | 7 | 20 | 9 | |
| Children Cases | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
| Treatments | 4 | 21 | 10 | |
| (In addition to the figures shown above, 10 children attending L.C.C. schools were given 12 treatments.) | ||||
| (b) VERMINOUS CONDITIONS | ||||
| Details of work in this connection are set out below:- | ||||
| ADULTS (Male) Cases | 2 | Nil | Nil | |
| Treatments | 2 | Nil | Nil | |
| ADULTS (Female) Cases | 465 | 407 | 380 | |
| Treatments | 465 | 407 | 380 | |
| Children Cases | 304 | 284 | 193 | |
| Treatments | 304 | 284 | 193 | |
(194 treatments were given to L.C.C. schoolchildren.)
DISINFECTION OF ROOMS AND CQJTENTS AFTER INFECTIOUS DISEASE
| 1953 | 1954. | 1955 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Rooms Disinfected | 220 | 112 | 130 |
| Number of Articles Disinfected | 6,138 | 3,334 | 4,462 |
| Disinfection of Rooms and Contents2 | |||
| Number of Rooms Disinfected | 480 | 198 | 273 |
| Number of Articles Disinfected | 1,615 | 772 | 1,737 |
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| Number of Rooms Disinfected | 322 | 390 | 334 |
| Number of Articles Disinfected | 2,370 | 2,320 | 2,396 |