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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT, 1897.
The following table shows the number of Adults and School Children using the Baths provided under the above-mentioned Act during the year 1920:—
| 1920. | Adults. | Children. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| January | 245 | 100 | 345 | 87 | 231 | 318 |
| February | 198 | 71 | 269 | 136 | 267 | 403 |
| March | 255 | 95 | 350 | 126 | 264 | 390 |
| April | 222 | 98 | 320 | 109 | 136 | 245 |
| May | 212 | 108 | 320 | 121 | 212 | 333 |
| June | 223 | 92 | 315 | 113 | 268 | 381 |
| July | 138 | 74 | 212 | 51 | 241 | 292 |
| August | 252 | 33 | 285 | 20 | 39 | 59 |
| September | 220 | Closed for Painting | 220 | 90 | 381 | 471 |
| October | 215 | 55 | 270 | 68 | 377 | 445 |
| November | 229 | 97 | 326 | 90 | 261 | 351 |
| December | 260 | 70 | 330 | 48 | 125 | 173 |
| Totals | 2,669 | 893 | 3,562 | 1,059 | 2,802 | 3,861 |
At the request of the Medical Officer of Health of Kensington a certain number
of children suffering from Scabies (Itch) were bathed and treated at the cleansing
station.
Table showing the number of persons using the Baths during the past 23 years:—
| Year. | ADULTS. | CHILDREN. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| 1898 | 3,301 | 5 | 3,306 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | 4,340 | — | 4,340 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | 3,431 | 31 | 3,462 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | 4,140 | 142 | 4,282 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | 4,326 | 202 | 4,528 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | 5,515 | 655 | 6,170 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | 7,089 | 1,376 | 8,465 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | 7,981 | 1,431 | 9,412 | 107* | 353 | 460 |
| 1906 | 6,89l | 1,974 | 8,865 | 1,873 | 3,311 | 5,184 |
| 1907 | 6,785 | 1,807 | 8,592 | 2,367 | 3,404 | 5,771 |
| 1908 | 8,741 | 2,563 | 11,304 | 2,198 | 3,046 | 5,244 |
| 1909 | 8,563 | 2,550 | 11,113 | 2,725 | 1,959 | 4,684 |
| 1910 | 6,433 | 2,051 | 8,484 | 513 | 859 | 1,372 |
| 1911 | 6,510 | 2,575 | 9,085 | 504 | 463 | 967 |
| 1912 | 5,818 | 2,384 | 8,202 | 740 | 1,138 | 1,878 |
| 1913 | 5,797 | 2,208 | 8,005 | 771 | 1,305 | 2,076 |
| 1914 | 5,555 | 2,379 | 7,934 | 623 | 1,243 | 1,866 |
| 1915 | 3,323 | 1,672 | 4,995 | 589 | 1,091 | 1,680 |
| 1916 | 1,919 | 1,158 | 3,077 | 905 | 1,288 | 2,193 |
| 1917 | 1,947 | 967 | 2,914 | 1,376 | 1,699 | 3,075 |
| 1918 | 2,031 | 1,085 | 3,116 | 1,249 | 1,474 | 2,723 |
| 1919 | 2,082 | 1,063 | 3,145 | 981 | 2,132 | 3,113 |
| 1920 | 2,669 | 893 | 3,562 | 1,059 | 2,892 | 3,861 |
| Totals | 115,187 | 31,171 | 146,358 | 18,580 | 27,567 | 46,147 |
| *The Children's Baths were opened in June, 1905. | ||||||