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SCABIES AND ALLIED CONDITIONS
NEW TREATMENT CENTRE
DISINFECTING STATION, TOWNMEAD ROAD
For many years this Council have had an arrangement with the Kensington Borough
Council for them to give medicinal baths to Fulham adults and children under five.
These baths, for scabies and vermin, were carried out at the Kensington Centre,
Blechynden Mews, W.11. The journey to the Kensington Centre was a most awkward one for
Fulham residents and normally involved public transport of train and bus Bearing in
mind the reason for the treatments being required, this was most undesirable and
the Council, therefore, agreed to provide a treatment centre at the Disinfecting
Station.
This was done by the Borough Architect's Department, who altered the existing
staff bath and changing room, so that it could be used for men, and adapted a small
brick hut in a similar fashion for women and children. A new bathroom for the staff
was also constructed. At the same time the opportunity was taken to make a separate
office for the Disinfecting Superintendent.
The Centre is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. During the
time of bathing the clothing is heat treated and is ready to wear afterwards. The work
of bathing the men is undertaken by the existing staff under the supervision of the
Superintendent, but the bathing of women and children necessitated the appointment of a
female bathing attendant for eight hours per week. The general practitioners and all
other interested persons were circulated and made aware of the new centre by being
given cards which they give to their patients requiring treatment. The cards give
details of the location of the centre and the hours of operation. The practitioners
are notified after treatment has been carried out. The new system has worked
excellently with no difficulties.
Number of treatments carried out during the year
Adults 53
Children 15
In addition 14 Children were notified as having had treatment at the L.C.C. School
Treatment Centre, Sedlescombe Road
AUTHENTICATION OF VACCINATION AND INOCULATION
CERTIFICATES
In several parts of the world certificates of vaccination and/or inoculation are
not accepted unless they are endorsed by a Medical Officer in the Government or
Municipal Service of the country of issue. The form of authentication which appears