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The value of this site is therefore self-evident and
I would like to express my gratitude to the Borough Council
and the Police, who have jointly made our visits possible."
AUTHENTICATION OF CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION
Persons proceeding abroad are required to produce in
certain countries evidence of recent successful vaccination
or inoculation. The signatures on these certificates are
not acceptable by the countries concerned unless authenticated
by the Medical Officer of Health as being the bona fide
signature of a Doctor practising within the area.
During 1960, 501 certificates were authenticated by me,
439 relating to protection against Smallpox, 4l for Cholera,
and 21 for T.A.B. inoculation.
PERSONAL CLEANSING
The Borough Council maintains two personal cleansing
stations, one being at Plumstead (adjoining the Turkish
Baths in Plumstead High Street), and the other at the Lionel
Road Centre,Eltham.
The number of persons cleansed in 1960 was 423, and the
number treated for scabies was 36.
DISINFECTION AND PISINFESTATION
The Department during 1960 carried out disinfection of
104 rooms following notification of infectious disease. 13
of these rooms had been occupied by persons suffering with
tuberculosis. Well over a thousand inspections for vermin
were also carried out during the course of the year, and
461 rooms were found to be in a verminous condition. All
the verminous rooms were subsequently disinfested.
38 requests were received from local residents wishing
to dispose of unwanted furniture or bedding. In the
majority of cases the articles were old and worn out and
sometimes verminous. Altogether some 320 items were
collected and taken to the Plumstead Destructor to be
destroyed. Of this total, 28 were mattresses, 30 bedsteads,
17 sets of bedding, 158 pieces of furniture, and 87 sundry
items.
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