London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chelsea 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Council's staff at the Disinfecting Station and Cleansing Centre during the years:-
| (a) SCABIES Treatments were carried out as follows:- | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cases | Treatments | |
| Adults (Males) | 12 | 27 |
| adults (Females) | 7 | 17 |
| +Children | 4 | 6 |
| +In addition to figures shown above, 22 children attending London County Council Schools were given 55 treatments. | ||
| (b) IMPETIGO | ||
| 16 London County Council school children received attention for this condition. | ||
| (c) VERMINOUS CONDITIONS | ||
| Details of work in this connection are as set out below:- | ||
| Cases | Treatments | |
| Adults (Males) | 13 | 13 |
| Adults (Females) | 14 | 14 |
| +Children | 11 | 11 |
| +463 treatments were also given to London County Council school children. | ||
| (d) DISINFLATION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS. | ||
| Number of rooms disinfested | 832 | |
| Number of articles disinfested | 2,414 | |
| (e) MICELLANEOUS DISINFECTION | ||
| Number of rooms disinfected | 129 | |
| Number of articles disinfected | 1,468 | |