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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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SPECIAL BATHS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. Opened June, 1905.
| 1905. | Boys. | Girls. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17th to 29th | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| July 1st to 29th | 13 | 54 | 67 |
| August 7th to 30th | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Sept. 1st to 30th | 4 | 62 | 66 |
| Oct. 3rd to 31st | 23 | 54 | 77 |
| Nov. 1st to 30th | 21 | 90 | 111 |
| Dec. 1st to 30th | 36 | 79 | 115 |
| 107 | 353 | 460 |
Special Baths were opened for School Children in June,
1905, and up to the present are a great success.
I have great pleasure in taking this opportunity of thanking
you and Members of your Committee for your kindness and
Donations to the poor, coming into those baths; some of whom
have, through that kindness been able to get work again.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
LILLIE KILGALLIN,
Matron.
DISINFECTION.
The Borough disinfects free of charge after cases of notifiable
disease, and also (on request) after cases of consumption. There
is also a good deal of gratuitous general disinfection done.
The stoving of articles infested with parasites as well as the
fumigation and so forth after measles are charged for, unless the
applicant is unable to pay for the same.
Hence in non-epidemic years there is a large amount of work done. There was much less infectious disease in 1905 than in 1904, yet the following list shows a considerable increase in the 1905 figures of the total number of articles disinfected.
| List of articles disinfected during | 1904 | 1905 |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 249 | 292 |
| Mattresses | 321 | 334 |
| Bolsters | 334 | 440 |
| Pillows | 854 | 988 |
| Sheets | 431 | 693 |
| Blankets | 1,137 | 1,047 |
| Sundries | 1,766 | 3.040 |
| 5.992 | 6,834 |