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express my high opinion of the care taken of their
children by Bethnal Green mothers, notwithstanding
their adverse circumstances.
Rooms were disinfested of vermin in 610 cases.
Scabies or Itch.
105 children suffering from this disease were
excluded from the Elementary Schools. In addition,
15 cases of Scabies were reported by the London
Hospital, one by the Queen's Hospital, one by the
Bethnal Green Medical Mission, and one by a private
practitioner. In all but 6 of these cases the bedding
and clothing were disinfected. 19 rooms were also
fumigated after Scabies.
Personal Cleansing Station.
The Personal Cleansing Station is becoming better
known to the public as part of the Council's considered
scheme for the destruction of insect pests,
although it has been little used by women. The
baths are available for women on Wednesdays, when
a woman attendant is engaged, the other days being
allocated to men. During the year 284 men, 10
women and 1 child had 298 baths and their clothing
was disinfected for vermin, and 51 men, 80 women
and 22 young children had treatment with sulphur
ointment, in addition to baths and disinfection, on
a total of 310 occasions, for Scabies.
By arrangement with the Shoreditch and Stepney
Borough Councils, residents in those boroughs have
been dealt with at the Personal Cleansing Station
during the year as follows:—
Persons
Baths
Scabies
37
97
Vermin
1
1
These figures are included in the foregoing figures
of total work done at the Station.