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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
Kingston upon Thames 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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45
Scabies - During the year the scheme for treating cases
and contacts of scabies continued to operate as described
in previous reports.
The cleansing was undertaken by Civil Defence personnel
under the supervision of the Health Visitord and
First Aid Post Trained Nurses.
The following tables show the numbers of persons
treated during the year 1944, and the two preceding years.
Cases of Scabies and Contacts Treated.
| Year | No. of cases and contacts treated at | Total cases and contacts treated. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Aid Post "A". | First Aid Post "B". | ||
| 1942 | 89 | 135 | 224 |
| 1943 | 349 | 261 | 610 |
| 1944 | 575 | 368 | 943 |
Analysis into age groups of casos and contacts
troatod.
| Year | Treatment Centre. | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 Years | 5 yrs. to 14yrs. | Over 14 Years | Under 5 years | 5 yrs. to 14yrs. | Over 14 years | ||
| 1942 | First Aid Post "A" | 4 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
| 1942 | First Aid Post "B" | Analysis not available. | |||||
| 1943 | First Aid Post "A" | 22 | 40 | 67 | 19 | 39 | 162 |
| 1943 | First Aid Post "B" | 27 | 82 | - | 30 | 90 | 32 |
| 1944 | First Aid Post "A" | 33 | 34 | 172 | 25 | 31 | 280 |
| 1944 | First Aid Post "B" | 35 | 102 | - | 34 | 84 | 113 |