Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
BACTERIOLOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL WORK
The following is a summary of the work performed during I96O:-
Nature of specimen or sample Number examined
Nose and throat swabs 244
Faeces and rectal swabs 1,015
Milk (bacteriological) 74
Water (drinking) 12
Water (swimming baths) 16
Ice Cream 23
Miscellaneous 103
WATER SUPPLY
The water supply in Kensington is almost entirely provided by
the Metropolitan Water Board, but there are two premises which obtain
water from artesian and deep wells. Samples of water were taken both
by the Council and the owners for bacteriological and chemical examination.
Results showed that the waters were suitable for drinking and
other domestic purposes.
MEDICINAL BATHS (Personal Cleansing Station) The reCord of work done during 1960 is as follows:-
Description | Scabies | Vermin | Impetigo | Other Conditions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Sleansings | Persons | Cleansings | Persons | Cleansings | Persons | Cleansings | |
Adults Kensington | 62 | 104 | 77 | 82 | — | — | — | — |
Other boroughs | 11 | 17 | 45 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Schoolchildren Kensington | 51 | 219 | 144 | 145 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
Other boroughs | 25 | 87 | 201 | 201 | — | — | — | — |
Children under 5 Kensington | 18 | 30 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Other boroughs | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Compulsory cleansings | — | — | 66 | 66 | — | — | — | — |
TOTALS | 169 | 460 | 558 | 566 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
In addition to the cleansing of persons referred to above,
articles of personal clothing disinfested at the Medicinal Baths during
the year numbered 671.