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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
Kensington and Chelsea 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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MEDICINAL BATHS - PERSONAL CLEANSING STATION The following table shows the work carried out during 1970:-
| Description | Scabies | Vermin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Cleansings | Persons | Cleansings | |
| Adults | ||||
| Kensington & Chelsea | 111 | 175 | 183 | 191 |
| Other boroughs | - | - | - | - |
| Schoolchildren | ||||
| Kensington & Chelsea | 64 | 109 | 181 | 181 |
| Other boroughs | 22 | 46 | 94 | 94 |
| Children under five | ||||
| Kensington & Chelsea | 19 | 27 | 14 | 14 |
| Other boroughs | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 216 | 357 | 472 | 480 |
In addition to the cleansing of persons referred to above, the
number of articles disinfested at the medicinal baths during the year
numbered 318.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
A summary of the routine work carried out in 1970 by the disinfecting
staff is shown in the following table:-
Houses disinfected after infectious disease 54 (134 rooms)
Houses disinfested after vermin 843 (1847 rooms)
Total weight of bedding, etc.
dealt with 5¼ tons
Certain foreign countries prohibit the import of parcels of clothing,
unless accompanied by a certificate that the articles have been disinfected.
The Council afford facilities topersons desirous of sending clothing abroad
and, for this service, a standard charge is made of 50p per parcel.
During the year thirty-five parcels of clothings were disinfected and
the income amounted to £17.50.
The following table indicates the destination of these parcels:
| Destination | No. of parcels | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5 | ||
| Australia | 1 | ||
| East Germany | 12 | ||
| Romania | 3 | ||
| Spain | 14 | ||
| TOTAL | 35 |