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Southwark 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: Treatment of Verminous and Infected Articles.

Treatment of Verminous and Infected Articles.

Verminous articles treatedV erminous articles destroyedInfected articles treatedInfected articles destroyed
Beds1094483
Palliasses418461077
Bolsters15114133
Pillows612401796
Cushions76126—
Blankets1,2615267—
Sheets4774106—
Quilts492—35—
Pieces14,95151196—

Table: Scabies and Vermin Treatments.

Scabies and Vermin Treatments.

Scabies Males FemalesVermin Males Females
Lambeth cases191871185
treatments335073191
Southwark cases2652905309
treatments43105905309
L.C.C. Schoolchildren (Male and Females)911,595
treatments3292,559
Total treatments5604,037

Table: Verminous Treatments from Hostels, Common Lodging Houses. etc. (Included in above.)

Verminous Treatments from Hostels, Common Lodging Houses. etc. (Included in above.)

Males:Females:
Salvation Army Hostel33983, Blackfriars Road35
Rowton House, Church yard Row19578, Camberwell Road16
Cecil House11
Rowton House, Vauxhall42Elizabeth Baxter Hostel1
Marshalsea Road Common Lodging House18Hungerford Club7
90, Camberwell Road2
Hungerford Club25Southwark casuals1
Southwark casuals295
Totals91473

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Analysis of work carried out during the year.
Verminous premises Sprayed (D. D.T.) 2,324 domestic rooms.
45 non-domestic premises.
Verminous Household Goods Destroyed 12 tons 17 cwts.
Infected Rooms Sprayed (Formaldehyde) 344.
Infected Household Goods Destroyed 2 cwts.
Hospital Wards disinfected 43.
Common Lodging Houses disinfested 132 rooms.
Rooms disinfected by request (Tuberculosis,
Measles, Cancer deaths, etc.) 75.
Trade goods disinfected (steam) 250 sacks, 1 settee, 2 armchairs.
Library books disinfected 212.
Departmental laundry 4,699 towels, 769 swab
and dusters, 9 sheets
Council's Rehousing (Disinfection of
bedding, etc.) 115 families.