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or with the provision of materials for the trade must be registered or licensed with the local authority.
At the end of the year 14 premises were on the register and one was licensed for storage purposes.
Verminous Persons
The cleansing of persons baths at Lissonia and Wedlake Street dealt with 975 (826) verminous
persons: adults 718 (629)—men 564 (507), women 154 (122); children 257 (197)—boys 64 (61),
girls 193 (136).
Scabies
The two establishments mentioned in the foregoing paragraph treated 574 (422) scabies patients :
adults 320 (243)—men 137 (129), women 183 (114); children 254 (179)—boys 63 (40), girls
191 (139).
Bathing
Under the provisions of Section 43 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1953
sanitary authorities are empowered to make arrangements for bathing old people at their own request
or with their consent. During the year a total of 466 (525) baths were given, 415 (448) to women and
51 (77) to men, under a scheme for bathing old persons at the Lisson Grove Centre. The old people
are conveyed between their homes and the Centre by a Health Department vehicle.
(See also Home Bathing Service, pages 46 and 47)
Special Laundry Service
The Department continues to operate a service for laundering bed linen and clothing of the
acutely ill, incontinent or very dirty and verminous old people. In certain cases a certificate is given by
the Medical Officer of Health under the provisions of Section 84 of the Public Health Act 1936. The
work is carried out by the staff of the Department's Laundries at 217 Lisson Grove and, to a limited
extent, at Wedlake Street Baths.
During the year 11,261 (10,875) bags each containing about 10 lbs. of soiled linen were collected,
laundered and returned to the owners. It is of interest to note that in 1967 the number of bags of
laundry dealt with at this centre totalled 8,027. The considerable increase in the number of bags now
being dealt with arises from the installation of additional washing and ironing equipment at the
Lissonia Centre in 1967. This essential service is much appreciated by the recipients; and a special
word of praise is due to the staff at the centre for their noteworthy increase in productivity in work
which is not only hard but also unpleasant.
Disposable Incontinence Pads
In response to Ministry of Health Circular 14/66, a service was inaugurated in May, 1967 for
patients resident in the City, on written application by a general practitioner or district nurse, to be
supplied free of charge with disposable incontinence pads and, where required, protective rubber
pants. These are either collected by the patient or his representative from a stipulated convenient
Centre, or, where necessary, delivered to the patient's home by a Health Department van. If difficulty
is experienced at the home in disposing of the soiled pads, these are placed in disposable waterproof
bags, collected by the van delivering new supplies and, through the kind co-operation of St. Mary's
Hospital, Harrow Road, taken to the hospital for incineration.
During the year under review 181 (138) new cases arose, making a total of 256 (182) persons
who received deliveries of supplies in their homes, whilst 11 (15) arranged for them to be collected
from the Centres.
Establishments for Massage or Special Treatment
The City Council is responsible for the licensing and regulation of establishments for massage or
special treatment in the City.
This matter is dealt with by the Public Control Section of the Town Clerk's Department but
enquiries and inspections with regard to apparatus, matters of technique, and the qualifications and
suitability of persons employed upon the premises are undertaken by the Health Department. For