London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Lewisham 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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PERSONAL HYGIENE
The appended table relates to surveys undertaken and also indicates action taken with verminous cases found as a result of the surveys:
| 1. Comprehensive Surveys: | 1971 | 1972 |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Number examined | 22,943 | 38,729 |
| (b) Number (occasions) found verminous | 85 | 419 |
| (c) Percentage found verminous | __0.37 | 1.08 |
| 2. Selective Surveys: | ||
| (a) Number examined | 13,115 | 21,905 |
| (b) Number (occasions) found verminous | 306 | 463 |
| (c) Percentage found verminous | 1.69 | 2.11 |
| 3. (a) Total times vermin found (l(b) + 2(b)) | 391 | 882 |
| (b) Total percentage found verminous (3(a) as percentage of l(a) + 2(a)) | 0.95 | 1.45 |
| (c) Number of individual pupils found verminous | 331 | 343 |
| (d) Percentage of individual pupils found verminous (of school roll) | 0.81 | 0.75 |
| 4. Action taken with verminous cases: | ||
| (a) Advice and/or Lorexane | 355 | 823 |
| (b) Further action | 36 | 59 |
| (c) 4(b) expressed as a percentage of 4(a) | 10.14 | 7.17 |
| Analysis of.4(b) cases-referrals of hardcore cases to bathing centres | ||
| Voluntary attendances at bathing centres: | ||
| Number of pupils | 36 | 59 |
| Number of statutoxy notices issued | - | -- |
| Number cleansed at centres following statutory notices: | ||
| Voluntarily | - | - |
| Compulsorily | - | - |
Emphasis is placed on children Joeing cleansed by parents at home.
Other members of the family may, in the privacy that the home
affords, also use the Lorexane shampoo, hence eradicating a
possible source to a child of recurring infestation.
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