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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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Table: HAMPSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL CLEANSING CENTRE

HAMPSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL CLEANSING CENTRE

Verminous ConditionsScabies
CasesTreatmentsCasesTreatments
Adults771535
Children----
Contacts--—-
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1953.
Persons cleansed at homeNIL

Table: DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.

DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.

Calls by borough van6376
Articles passed through steam chamber4138
Rooms disinfested after vermin148
Rooms disinfected after Infectious disease116
Rooms cleansed after death or removal16
Parcels of clothes for despatch abroad84
Articles on medical loan collected and disinfected on behalf of London County Council33
Contents of rooms dried after burst pipes12
Wasps nests destroyed28

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PUBLIC HEALTH LAUNDRY
A twice weekly service is in operation and 1,693 bags
of laundry have been dealt with during the year. The number of
calls made by the van was 2,629.

Table: Articles Laundered:-

Articles Laundered:-

Draw Sheets5,231Shirts292
Sheets2,871Vests791
Blankets288Towels1,585
Pillow-cases1,592Pants924
Nightdresses and Pyjamas2,225Total Articles15,799

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The number of people using the laundry service has varied
from 28 to 32 per month.