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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
Battersea 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Station. The cleansing and treatment of the school children is carried
out under the supervision of officers of the London County Council
while the disinfestation of the clothing and (if necessary) of the homes
is carried out concurrently by the Borough Council's sanitary staff.
The homes of all cases of scabies that come to the knowledge
r of the Medical Officer of Health are visited by the Council's Sanitary
Inspectors.
The following table shows the numbers of persons cleansed and treated at the Personal Cleansing Station and the expenditure incurred since 1906, the year in which the cleansing of verminous persons was begun:- Number of Baths, &c.
| Year | Adults | Children | *Expenditure | *Amount Contributed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous and Scabies | Verminous and Scabies | |||||
| 1906-1915 | 10,443 | 6,430 | 1,037 | 303 | ||
| 1916-1925 | 3,269 | 39,117 | 5,007 | 3,155 | ||
| 1926-1935 | 2,404 | 39,293 | 8,521 | 4,045 | ||
| 1936 | 265 | 4,524 | 723 | 403 | ||
| 1937 | 389 | 4,256 | 729 | 403 | ||
| 1938 | 432 | 3,808 | 820 | 402 | ||
| 1939 | 534 | 2,820 | 795 | 402 | ||
| 1940 | 778 | 3,497 | 866 | 404 | ||
| 1941 | 2,558 | 5,456 | 1,026 | 435 | ||
| 1942 | 3,083 | 6,656 | 1,059 | 440 | ||
| 1943 | 2,017 | 5,223 | 1,149 | 422 | ||
| 1944 | 1,798 | 3,931 | 1,100 | 441 | ||
| 1945 | 1,885 | 3,277 | 1,179 | 454 | ||
| 1946 | 1,822 | 4,229 | 1,352 | 443 | ||
| 1947 | 986 | 4,179 | 1,402 | 424 | ||
| 1948 | 497 | 3,266 | 1,808 | 408 | ||
| 1949 | 286 | 2,773 | 1,534 | 411 | ||
| 1950 | 226 | 2,238 | 1,750 | 410 | ||
| 1951 | 200 | 1,858 | 1,992 | 406 | ||
| 1952 | 176 | 1,994 | 1,956 | 535 | ||
| 1953 | 144 | 1,943 | 1,932 | 508 | ||
Financial year ending 31st March. Other columns, calendar year.
The contract with the London County Council, referred to above,
provides for the payment by them of 3s. 6d. for each treatment given,
whether for vermin or for scabies, with a minimum payment of
£500 per annum.
The Council, at their meeting on the 23rd May, 1951, decided, on
the recommendation of the Health Committee, to accede, until further
order, to a request of the Divisional Medical Officer, No. 9 Division,