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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 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]

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39
DISINFECTION AND DISINFLATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Council®s
staff at the Disinfecting Station and Cleansing Centre during the yeart-
(a) SCABIES

Table: Treatments were carried out as followss:-

Treatments were carried out as followss:-

CasesTreatments
Adults (Males)22
Adults (Female s)513
Children1117

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(In addition to figures shown abovey 9 children attending
London County Council schools were given 14. treatments,)
(b) VERMINOUS CONDITIONS

Table: Details of work in this connection are set out belows:–

Details of work in this connection are set out belows:–

CasesTreatments
Adults (Males)34
Adults (Females)221221
ChildrenHI111

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(354 treatments were also given to London County Council
school children.)
(c) DISINSECTION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS AFTER INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Number of rooms disinfected 289
Number of articles disinfected 2,060
(d) DISINFBSTATION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS
Number of rooms disinfested 430
Number of articles disinfested 2,077
(e) MISCELLANEOUS DISINFECTION
Number of rooms disinfected 254
Number of articles disinfected 1,098