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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
Islington 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Scabies and Vermin
| Scabies | Vermin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children under 5 years - Number treated | 79 | 33 | ||
| Number of baths given | 208 | - | ||
| Number of treatments | - | 33 | ||
| L.C. C. Children | Number treated | 110 | 271 | |
| Number of baths given | 303 | . | ||
| Number of treatments | - | 279 | ||
| Adults | Number treated | 199 | 88 | |
| * Number of baths given | 428 | - | ||
| Number of treatments | - | 90 | ||
* In addition 5 -Special Baths were given
As will be seen from the table there are still a considerable number of Scabies
and also vermin infestations. There was a further rise in the numbers treated for
scabies in 1964 - 388 compared with 369 the previous year. The numbers treated for
vermin infestations also showed a steep rise to 392 compared with the previous year* s
total of 239.
These conditions continue to be dealt with at the Council's Treatment Centre and
are of course related to personal hygiene.
Bacteriological Examinations
The number of specimens sent to the Public Health Laboratory, County Hall, S.E.I, for bacteriological examination was 2,236. This represented a more average yearly figure as compared with a record total of 9,839 specimens submitted last year due mainly to the various Dysentery outbreaks occurring at that time.
| Examinations carried out Total | |
|---|---|
| Swabs (Diphtheria) | 144 |
| Sputum (Tuberculosis) | 8 |
| Faeces & Urine (Enteric Fever) | 206 |
| Blood (Enteric Fever) | - |
| Faeces (Food Poisoning) | 169 |
| Food (Food poisoning) | 6 |
| Faeces (Dysentery) | 1,609 |
| Faeces (Poliomyelitis) | 1 |
| Swabs (Streptococci) | 49 |
| Swabs (Pertussis) | - |
| Swabs (influenza) | - |
| Vesicle Fluid scrapings (Variola) | - |
| Other specimens | 44 |
| TOTAL 2,236 |
(I am indebted to Dr. Wilfrid G. Harding, Divisional Medical Officer, London
County Council, for the 1964 figures in connection with vaccination, diphtheria and
whooping cough inoculations, and chest clinics.)