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ointment, baking of the infected clothing and disinfection of bedding
and premises. Sporadically, cases will be encountered in school
children, but 1936 was characterised by a small outbreak of the
disease. This outbreak was not confined to Acton, as was seen
by the fact that Hammersmith Cleansing Station, to which we had
been accustomed to refer our cases for baths and treatment, had to
refuse to take them as they had so many of their own to deal with
they could not cope with ours. Arrangements were consequently
made with another Borough, that of Kensington, and that Borough
also at one time warned us that they might have to refuse our
cases as they had so many of their own to deal with.
In all there were 45 cases of Scabies in school children in
Acton in 1936, and 9 relatives of these children, mothers, fathers
and older or younger brothers and sisters, had also to be treated
before the children were made free from infection. Attempts
were made to narrow down the field of infection to families, to districts,
to schools, but the cases came from every part of the Borough,
and 9 schools (19 departments) were affected. The Table below
will give an idea of the cases and the schools, departments and number
of families affected.
School. Department. No. cases. of No. of families affected.
Southfield Infants 1 1
Derwentwater Infants (5) Junior (2) 7 6
Acton Wells Infts (3) Junr (1)
Senr(l) 5 2
John Perryn Infts (4) Junr (1)
Senr (4) 9 5
Rothschild Infts (3) Jnr (1) 4 3
Priory Infts (2) Jnr (2)
Senr (2) 6 5
Berrymede Itifts (1) Girls (3)
Boys (3) 7 5
Beaumont Park Infants (3) 3 2 (living in
same house)
Special School 2 1