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Scabies.
Treatment sessions at Wembley Hospital.
No. of Cases Reported.
January
92
July
32
February
68
August
55
March
70
September
124
April
64
October
132
May
51
November
112
June
42
December
72
Total — 914
Numbers affected in Individual Families.
1 person in 178 families. 5 persons in 20 families.
2 persons in 105 families. 6 persons in 7 families.
3 persons in 67 families. 7 persons in 1 family
4 persons in 40 families. 8 persons in 2 families.
61 recurrent cases—1 in 7 families, 2 in 7 families, 3 in 5
families, 4 in 5 families, and 5 in 1 family.
(F) ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, HOUSING, FACTORIES,
FOOD (INCLUDING MILK) AND WATER.
Number of complaints received and investigated 2,202
Visits made by Sanitary Inspectors 25,589
(a)| Dwelling Houses:—
Visits under Public Health Acts 6,361
Visits under Housing Acts 8
Visits re overcrowding 220
Visits to bug infested premises 115
Visits re other vermin (excluding rats and
mice, see below) 105
Visits re cases of infectious disease 1.985
Visits to cases of food poisoning 3
(b) General Environmental Public Healths:—
Drains and sewers inspected 2,862
Drain and Sewer Test applied 91
Cesspools, etc14
Chemical closets35
Urinals and latrines 371
Stables, manure pits, etc 109
Piggeries (number on register at end of
year 24) 156
Ditches and streams 236
Open spaces, etc. 127
Yards 2,658
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