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Return of disinfected bedding to
home of case.
The County Council continue to use this centre for the
treatment of school children and special attention has been
given to head infestations at the Welfare Centres and at the
Day Nurseries.
Advice has also been given as to the best methods of
eradication and of preventing recurrence. Infested school
children, together with their contacts of pre-school age, have
been followed up in the home. Facilities for cleansing at the
Medicinal Baths have been made available in all cases.
The mobile team, which is available for dealing with homes
that require spraying and other treatment, was again actively
engaged, and during the year 279 premises were sprayed for
vermin (613 rooms) and 146 premises for infectious disease
(254 rooms).
Particulars of bedding and articles of clothing, etc. collected
from premises and removed to the Medicinal Baths for
disinfection purposes during the year are summarized in a
table in the Statistical Supplement.