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or two interval between them. With regard
to children, generally they may be allowed
to return to school after the first
treatment.
The Borough Council have entered into an
arrangement for appropriate treatment to be
carried out at Wembley Hospital. All
particulars are given by Officers of the
Public Health Department.
Persons suffering from Scabies should
not go to the Public Baths and should not
send their underclothes or sheets or blankets
to a laundry. These body and bed-clothes
should be washed carefully at home. The
mites are killed comparatively easily by
ordinary washing and ironing with a hot iron
is quite effective for clothing and blankets.
The further precaution of having periods of a
fortnight between putting on underclothing
again or using blankets is a simple one which
also ensures that any mites will be dead,
while keeping garments for 2-3 days in a warm
room will also kill the mites which cause the
condition.
There are sometimes unusual cases of
Scabies transmitted to man from animals, for
example horses, cats and dogs; and reinfection
of persons may go on recurring until the
offending animal has also been dealt with.
1. SCABIES IS A CONDITION REQUIRING CAREFUL
AND SPECIAL TREATMENT.
2. THIS TREATMENT IS BEST GIVEN ONLY AT A
SPECIAL CENTRE. A PERSON 'CANNOT UNAIDED
APPLY THE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT CORRECTLY
TO ONESELF.
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