Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Scabies and Verminous Conditions.
The eases of Scabies notified and the number of treatments given during 1950 and the two preceding years were as follows:—
1948 | 1949 | 1950 | |
---|---|---|---|
Cases notified . | 32 | 9 | 4 |
Cases treated at Cleansing Station | 167 | 92 | 31 |
The work done at the Council's Cleansing Station in 1950 is summarised in the following table:—
Scabies. | Head or body lice. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cases. | Treatments. | Cases. | Treatments. | |
Children under 5 years | 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Children over 5 years | 18 | 45 | 702 | 708 |
Adults | 9 | 24 | 11 | 11 |
31 | 82 | 728 | 734 |
Public Mortuary
Stoke Newington has an agreement with Hackney Borough Council
for the use of the Hackney Borough Council Mortuary at a cost of £200
per annum.
Details of the bodies of Stoke Newington residents deposited in the Mortuary during the year are as follows:
Total number of bodies in the Mortuary | 65 |
(1) to await inquests— | |
(a) Infectious | — |
(b) Non-infectious | 8 |
(2) To await burial | — |
(3) Cause of death certified by Coroner | 57 |
Number of post-mortem examinations made | 65 |