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The Care Committee administers an occupational therapy service with occupational
therapists employed by the L.C.C. The following figures show the service being provided
in a typical week:
No. of sessions of instructions in homes during a week 10
No. of patients receiving instruction at home 29
Scabies and Vermin
As will be seen from the following table, there are still a considerable number of
cases of scabies, or itch, and also vermin infestation. It is realised that the attainment
of a good standard of personal cleanliness and hygiene is not a straightforward matter in
the majority of Islington homes which have no bath, separate washing facilities for each
household, or hot water points. This means that more effort must be made by families living
in homes where washing facilities are inadequate by modern standards, but nevertheless, the
situation is gradually improving even if more slowly than could be wished.
Scabies Vermin
Children under 5 years - Number treated ,27 26
Number of baths given 62
Number of treatments - 26
L.C.C. Children Number treated 49 148
Number of baths given 107
Number of treatments - 153
Adults Number treated 91 51
'Number of baths given 188
Number of treatments - 57
* In addition 6 Special Baths were given.

Anthrax
Information was received from the Northern Polytechnic that Microbiology students,
whilst taking practice slides from various parts of the kitchens, isolated what was thought
were some anthrax spores from an old chopping block. The block was burned but the slides
were retained. The College was visited by a Public Health Inspector (Pood), and the slides
were sent to the Public Health Laboratory for examination, but no colonies of B. anthracis
were found.
The students are to be complimented on their alertness in appreciating the possible
significance of their findings.