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194 Report of the Medical Officer of Health
majority of cases only the heads of the children were verminous,
but in a few cases the bodies and clothing were also verminous.
Of these latter, nine, two boys and seven girls, were cleansed at the
baths, and the clothing was at the same time stoved with beneficial
results.
The majority of the children in Tooting and Wandsworth
were cleansed by the officials of the London County Council at the
Cleansing Stations at Schools.
10 adults also had baths, nine were contacts with cases of
Infective diseases, while one male was verminous.
Inspection of Urinals in connection with Licensed
Premises.
The number of urinals inspected was 123, 31 in Clapham,
19 in Putney, 25 in Streatham, 11 in Tooting, and 37 in Wandsworth.
396 inspections were made during the year and 19 notices,
chiefly for cleansing, were served and complied with.
In the Borough there are at present 14 public sanitary conveniences,
three of these, one in Blackshaw Road, Tooting, for
males and females, one in Clapham and one in Putney for females,
having been constructed during the year. There are in addition
21 urinals only belonging to the Council.
The provision of free conveniences for the use of females has
been much appreciated, but these entail a greater amount of supervision
on the part of the staff employed.
160 inspections have been made during the year by the Inspectors
of other sanitary conveniences, chiefly in the elementary
schools in the Borough.