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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
Hampstead 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Disinfection.
The Public Health Station is equipped with a Washington-Lyons
disinfecting apparatus, and is staffed by three men, one of whom, the
Senior Disinfector, is the Resident Caretaker of the Station. Two
Motor Vans are employed in the collection of infected or infested
material and its subsequent return.
The following is a record of the work carried out by the Disin-fecting Staff during 1936:—
| Number of houses or parts of houses and contents disinfected | 2034 | |
| ,, verminous rooms disintested | 44 | |
| „ „ articles of clothing disinfested | *155 | |
| „ ,, beds disinfested | 88 | |
„ persons accommodated at shelter ... —
* Excluding the clothing of persons dealt with at the Bathing Station.
Cleansing and Disinfection of Verminous Persons and their
Belongings.
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897, Children Act, 1908 (Sec. 122),
London County Council (General Powers) Acts, 1922 and 1928.
The following cleansings and medicinal baths were carried out at the Bathing Station, which forms part of the Public Health Station, during the year :—
| Verminous conditions. | |
|---|---|
| Adults | 15 |
| Children | 468 |
| Scabies. | |
| Adults | 37 |
| Children | 150 |
Whilst the cleansings and baths are in progress, the persons'
clothing is thoroughly disinfected by being passed through the
disinfecting apparatus.
Under an arrangement with the London County Council the
Bathing Station is used by that Council for the cleansing of school
children on Monday and Wednesday afternoons and on Fridays.