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Verminous Persons .
Branch Road Cleansing Station. M. F. Ch. Total
Persons bathed and clothing
disinfected 202 25 : 9 236
Baths and treatments given 213 35 13 261
Bug Eradication.
The following is a summary of work carried out by the
specialist inspectors :
Miss Whlttv. Mr .Edwards
General inspections for vermin 780 638
Premises found verminous 249 210
Re-visits 355 417
Miscellaneous visits 502 1247
Premises sprayed with. Council. Private
insecticidePremises 439 761
Rooms 1188 1584
590 families were fehoused in Borough Council houses
and flats , and their furniture and effects were treated with
hydrogen cyanide gas prior to removal. An additional 21
families were rehoused and, having new furniture, no.treatment
with H.C'.N.'was. necessary.
All the bedding was disinfected-by steam.
Cleansing arid Disinfection.
394 premises were disinfected because of Infectious
disease and 32 because Of pulmonary tuberculosis-. 125*336
articles of clothing and bedding were steam disinfected.
Of these, 96,211 related to articles' of clothing for export.
Scabies .
County of London (Scabies) Regulations, 1943.
No of cases of Scabies notified:- Formally Informally
99 65
Branch Road Treatment Centre. M. F. Ch. Total
Persons bathed and clothing
disinfected 32 8 15 55
Baths and treatments given 53 13 26 92
London Hospital Treatment Centre.
Persons bathed and clothing
disinfected on behalf of :
Borough Council 41 30 19 90
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