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15.
CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS
The following cleansings were carried out at the Cleansing Station
during the year where 22 adults and 17 children received treatment:-
Verminous Conditions
Adults
Cases
14
Treatments
15
Children under 5
8
8
Scabies Cases Treatments
Adults 10 14
Children under 5 7 9
During the year, treatments were also carried out on behalf of
the London County Council as follows:-
Verminous Conditions No. of schoolchildren treated 117
No. of treatments given 119
Scabies No. of school-children treated 4
No. of treatments given 7
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection
Staff during the year:-
Cases disinfected after:-
Scarlet Fever
...
59
Dysentery
...
1
Tuberculosis
...
5
Meningitis, Suspected
...
4
Cancer
...
3
Poliomyelitis, Suspected
...
8
Other Diseases
...
19
Total Number of Rooms disinfected
...
99
Books
...
56
Articles
...
305
Articles for Abroad
...
37
Verminous Rooms
...
83
Verminous Articles
...
1258
Articles Destroyed
...
13