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Medicinal Baths.
The Medicinal Baths in Scotts Road, Shepherds Bush, provide
for the cleansing of verminous persons, etc., and for the
treatment of scabies, impetigo, psoriasis, and other forms of
dermatitis.
The figures showing the numbers dealt with during the year
will be found on reference to the table in the Statistical
Supplement.
Although there has been a slight decrease in the total
number of verminous cleansings, there was an increase in the
numbers of adults attending for treatment. It is very pleasing
to report, however, that the incidence of scabies has decreased
from the record number of 5,731 in year 1942 to 238 cases, the
same level as year 1935.
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.
Infested school children, together with their contacts of
pre-school age, have been followed up in the home, and facilities
(for all ages) have been made available at the Medicinal Baths.
Advice is always given as to the best methods of eradication and
of preventing recurrence.
During the year requests were received from Ealing and
Southall Borough Councils for the use of the Disinfecting Station
and Medicinal Baths, and arrangements were made for this
Council to undertake the cleansing of verminous persons from
these two boroughs. Assistance was also afforded to four other
Councils during the year.
On 64 occasions the West London Hospital used the services
at the Medicinal Baths.
The mobile team which is available for dealing with homes
that require spraying and other treatment was again actively
engaged, and during the year 335 premises were sprayed for
vermin (713 rooms) and 67 premises for infectious disease (104
rooms). As compared with the previous year, this was an
increase of 56 in the number of verminous premises dealt with
but a decrease of 79 for infectious disease.
Following notification of vermin infestation or infectious
disease, bedding and articles of clothing, etc., were collected
from 243 premises and removed to the Disinfecting Station for
sterilisation, and particulars are summarised in a table in the
Statistical Supplement.