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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Personal Cleansing.
The personal Cleansing Stations are situated adjacent to the Turkish Baths in
Plumstead High Street and at the Eltham Hill Health Centre, Sherard Road.
The number of persons cleansed was 1,459 and the number treated for scabies
was 98. Each case of scabies is visited by the Sanitary Inspector and wherever
possible all the members of the family concerned attend for treatment. The total
number of attendances at the Cleansing Stations was 1,670.
Details of the number of cases and attendances at the two Cleansing Stations
are given below:—
| Pre-school Children. | School Children. | Adults. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Men. | W omen. | ||
| Number of Cases | 15 | 55 | 301 | 974 | 13 | 101 | 1,459 |
| Number of Treatments | 15 | 59 | 312 | 1,021 | 13 | 104 | 1,524 |
| Pre-school Children. | School Children. | Adults. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Men. | Women. | ||
| Number of Cases | 10 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 98 |
| Number of Treatments | 15 | 15 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 30 | 146 |
Many requests were received from residents wishing to dispose of bedding
and furniture often dirty and sometimes verminous and formerly used by persons
removed to hospitals or institutions, or deceased. Arrangements were made for
such furniture and bedding to be removed and destroyed at the Plumstead Destructor.
Over one hundred such cases were dealt with during the year, and the
following articles were removed and destroyed:—
Beds 50
Mattresses 70
Pillows 41
Blankets 12
Wearing Apparel 90
Bedsteads and Springs 20
Bedsteads 15
Chairs 34
Miscellaneous 30
Bolsters 15
Settees 13
Cushions 10
Overlays 11
Mats 3
Overmantels 3
Sheets 1
Eiderdowns 1
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