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 cases of Scabies notified and number of treatments given during 1953 and the two preceding years were as follows:-
1951 | 1952 | 1953 | |
---|---|---|---|
Cases notified | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Cases treated at Cleansing Station | 36 | 26 | 13 |
The work done at the Council's Cleansing Station is summarised in the following table:-
Scabies | Head or Body Lice | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | Treatments | Cases | Treatments | |
Children under 5 years | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 |
Children over 5 years | 7 | 13 | 252 | 254 |
Adults | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
13 | 22 | 284 | 286 |
PUBLIC MORTUARY
Stoke Newington has an agreement with Hackney Borough Council for
the use of the Hackney Borough Council Mortuary at a cost of £300 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 90
(1) to await inquests -
(a) Infectious –
(b) Non-infectious 5
(2) To await burial 1
(3) Cause of death certified by Coroner 84
Number of post-mortem examinations made 89