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there was burial accommodation for Eltham parish for five
years only, and recommended the provision of a small
Cemetery with a Crematorium. I also recommend that the
Council should endeavour to further any project by which
the means of communication with the Woolwich Cemetery
might be improved.
Cleansing of Verminous Persons.
45. The station for cleansing verminous persons was
opened in November, 1906. During 1910 it was used by
590 persons, compared with 19, 257, 262 and 408, in the
four previous years. The users were 139 adults, viz:—
1 female, and 138 males; and 451 children, viz.:—210 females
and 241 males. The increased use has been both among
men and children.
3,714 articles were disinfected, and the disinfector was
used 456 times. The adults came mainly from common
lodging-houses, and the children were mainly sent from
County Council Schools. There has been a greatly increased
use of the station by school children, who all come
now for verminous bodies. Verminous heads are dealt
with at home under the direction of the school nurse.
The increase of children bathing is due to the greater
stringency of the Education Authority in requiring cleanliness
of scholars. No female attendant has yet been provided,
but, under a proposed agreement with the London
County Council, this great deficiency will be removed.
The construction and modus operandi of the station were
fully described in the 1906 report.
A box of white precipitate or stavesacre ointment is
supplied to each bather with instructions for its use. The