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Hammersmith 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS.
The Medicinal Baths in Scotts Road, Shepherd's Bush,
provide for the treatment of cases of Scabies, Impetigo and
the cleansing of verminous persons, &c.
Figures showing the numbers dealt with during the
year are as under:—
School Children—Hammersmith.
Scabies 3,135
Verminous 1,467
Impetigo 24
School Children—Non-Hammersmith.
Nil.
Children under Five Years—Hammersmith.
Scabies 593
Verminous 47
Impetigo 15
Children under Five Years—Non-Hammersmith.
Nil.
Adults—Hammersmith.
Scabies 1,992
Verminous 165
Impetigo 4
Other Conditions 3
Adults—Non-Hammersmith.
Nil.
Common Lodging-houses.
Scabies 11
Verminous 126
Gibraltar Refugees.
Scabies 0
Verminous 8
Impetigo 2
Evacuees.
Verminous 3
VACCINATION.
The duties under the Vaccination Acts and the Vaccination
Order were carried out by the Public Health Department.
The Return for 1941 shows that 1.272 Infants were
vaccinated, this being 71.fi per cent. of the Births and compared
with fi7.fi per cent. in 1939.
No proceedings under the Vaccination Acts were instituted.