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Southwark 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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73
VERMINOUS PERSONS CLEANSED DURING 1913.
During the year 2,604 persons were cleansed at the station in King
James Street, as against 1.444 persons cleansed during the year 1912.
Under our agreement with the London County Council, 2,532 children
were cleansed, as against 1,351 cleansed during 1912. It was found necessary
in a large number of cases to treat the children twice and sometimes
three or four times before they were found to be effectually cleansed.
Many of the children treated were suffering from Scabies. In every
case the treatment at our Station was thoroughly efficacious, and no
recurrence of the trouble was experienced.
72 adults sent from the various common lodging houses and other
places in our borough were cleansed during the year, as against 93
dealt with under the provisions of the Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897,
in 1912
| Name of School. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Tenison | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Addington street | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| All Saints' | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| Archbishop Temple | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| Archbishop Sumner | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent's court | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Blackfriars | 24 | 29 | 53 |
| Boundary lane | 39 | 41 | 80 |
| Beresford street | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Burleigh House | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chaucer | 34 | 40 | 74 |
| Christchurch | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Church street | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Carried forward | 180 | 185 | 365 |