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Southwark 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Verminous Persons Cleansed during 1909.
2435 persons were cleansed during the year at the Bathing Station,
as against 1641 persons during 1908. Of this number, 111 were persons
(adults) applying under the provisions of the Cleansing of Persons Act,
1897.
The officials of the London County Council (Education) caused 2305
children to be sent from the various schools to the Bathing Station for
treatment, as against 1602 children during 1908. The following table
shows the schools from which the children came.
TABLE 40.
Showing the Number and Sex of Verminous Children cleansed at the Council's Station during 1909, and the Schools from which
they were sent.
| Name of School. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' | 40 | 55 | 95 |
| Archbishop Temple | 3 | — | 3 |
| Basing road | 1 | — | 1 |
| Belvedere place | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Beresford street | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boundary lane | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Brent's court | 7 | 39 | 46 |
| Chaucer | 49 | 55 | 104 |
| Christchurch | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Crampton street | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| English Martyrs | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| Faunce street | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Flint street | 52 | 57 | 109 |
| Gloucester road (special) | — | 5 | 5 |
| Harper street | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| Hatfield street | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Holland street | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Jewish, Heygate street | 27 | 11 | 38 |
| Johanna street | — | 6 | 6 |
| John Ruskin | 19 | 32 | 51 |
| King and Queen street | 46 | 56 | 102 |
| Kirby street | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lant street | 7 | 70 | 77 |
| Laxon street | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| Leipsic road | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Carried forward | 384 | 515 | 899 |