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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
City of Westminster 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The following table shows the total number of individuals treated
at the station for verminous conditions:—
Table X.
| 1926. | Head lice. | Body lice. | Scabies. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 868 | 13 | 39 | 920 |
| Adults | 4 | 223 | 6 | 233 |
| 871 | 236 | 46 | 1,163 |
All the lice and scabies cases were dealt with at the station.
Table XI.
| 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms | 1,179 | 742 | 984 | 1,081 | 932 |
| Articles disinfected | 28,709 | 21,933 | 23,382 | 22,833 | 21,775 |
| Articles washed | 7,355 | 8,679 | 4,862 | 5,142 | 5,550 |
| Articles destroyed | 105 | 173 | 198 | 265 | 372 |
| Books disinfected * | 173 | 215 | 425 | 454 | 166 |
| Vehicles ,, | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Offices and business premises | — | — | — | 21 | 25 |
* School books, 134; library books, 32; private books, 0.
The motor van during 1926 ran 4,120 miles and carried 4,073 cwt. of
goods, the highest amount in any one day being 39 cwt. The petrol consumption
was 408 gallons, equal to 10 miles per gallon.
Mortuaries.
The number of bodies removed to the Council's mortuaries under
order of the Coroner, or to await burial, was 343—in one instance on
account of infectious disease.
Inquests were held at Horseferry Road, where the Coroner's Court is
situated, in 323 cases, and there were 3 adjourned inquests. Postmortem
examinations were made in 151 instances. Twenty bodies
were received in the mortuary chapel to await burial.