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with the Council's Agreement with the London County Council.
5,352 treatments and baths were given to persons sent from various
Common Lodging Houses, Hospitals and Local Practitioners.
The increase in the number of treatments given to adults is due to
the gradual increase of Scabies among all classes of the public. The
decrease in the verminous cases can be attributed to the demolition by
Air Raid of several Common Lodging Houses which formerly constituted
the main supply of verminous persons. Owing to the steady return of
many of the formerly evacuated school children the figures for the verminous
cases show a slight increase.
SCABIES.
1st Qtr.
2nd Qtr.
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr.
Men
384
315
327
445
Women
490
434
566
768
Children
404
374
513
779
Total
1,278
1,123
1,406
1,992
Whole yr.1,471
2,258
2,070
5,799
VERMINOUS.
1st Qtr.
2nd Qtr.
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr.
441
345
342
243
74
92
41
45
382
401
437
512
897
838
820
800
Whole yr,1,371
252
1,732
3,355
As a result of the steady increase in Scabies the existing bathing
accommodation was found to be inadequate and a scheme for the provision
of a new Men's Bathing and Treatment Centre was submitted and the
necessary alteration and addition is now in hand.
Verminous Premises.
There has been a considerable drop in the figures relative to
disinfestation of houses counterbalanced to some extent by the treatment
of A.R.P. Public Shelters, Control Posts and Depots.
Fumigation by sulphur owing to the effects of blast has been very
limited and in most cases the use of liquid fumigants has been the only
possible method.
During the year 872 verminous rooms and their contents were
treated by the disinfecting staff.
Council Houses found Infested Nil
Council Houses disinfested Nil
Other premises found to be infested 472
Other premises disinfested 472