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are necessary. The Borough Council for this purpose has
engaged a female attendant (Mrs. Lewis) for the two days,
Tuesday and Friday, at a payment of 3s. 6d. per day.
The cleansing of children is supervised by a school nurse.
The Station was found inadequate for its purpose, especially
as regards water-closet accommodation. It was extended
during the year by the provision of another bath, and two
closets, according to plans prepared by the Borough Engineer.
A box of stavesacre ointment is supplied to each bather
with instructions tor its use. The names and addresses
of bathers are entered in a book, and the Lady Inspector
calls at the homes and arranges for necessary disinfection
and cleansing of verminous bedding and rooms.
45a. Public. Baths, Lavatories, and Cleanliness. During
the year ending March 31st, 1912, there were 100,005 private
baths taken at the Borough Council's Public Establishments
in Woolwich and Plumstead. It is satisfactory to find that
the report for 1912 showed a considerable increase on that
for previous years. The figures, however, are equivalent to
less than one bath a year per head of population, or to about
one bath per week for 2,000 persons. No doubt a large
proportion of the population have a weekly bath at home,
but, considering that there are no baths fixed in at least
three-fourths of the houses, it seems probable that the
majority of persons in the Borough do not have a bath as
often as is desirable for health.
Second-class private baths can be obtained for 2d.