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be remembered that there is no female attendant for the bath, the
only person in charge being the man who has the care of the
general disinfecting station. To this fact may be ascribed the
small number of females who patronised the bath.
The need of a female attendant is also noticed for the children
who come in large numbers. It is often very difficult to get the
mothers or other responsible female to accompany the children,
and, as it is not safe to allow children to use the bath by themselves,
they often have to be refused admission. A female attendant
to be at the Cleansing-Station at certain fixed hours every
week would be a great advantage, and materially increase the
usefulness of the bath.
The following directions for using the bath are posted in the
Station :—-
" METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH.
(Public Health Department).
Personal Cleansing-Station.
Persons whose bodies are infested with parasites should act as
follows :—
(1) Take a hot bath and wash the whole body thoroughly
with soap. Meanwhile, the clothes will be disinfected,
and a small box of ointment provided.
(2) After drying, smear the ointment in the armpits and the
other hairy parts of the body.
(3) Repeat this process three times on alternate days.
(4) The bed-clothes should be disinfected. The attendant
at the cleansing-station will send for them on request
and return them the same day.
If the head is infested:—
(1) The hair should be cut short.
(2) The head should be well washed with soft soap and hot
water.
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