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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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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 part-time attendants working
under supervision of Health Visitors .
The following tables show the numbers of persons treated
during the year 1946, and the four 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" | Coombe Road Cleansing Station Opened 20.2 .46 | ||
| 1942 | 89 | 135 | - | 224 |
| 1943 | 349 | 261 | - | 610 |
| 1944 | 575 | 368 | - | 943 |
| 1945 | Closed 31.12.44. | 592 | - | 592 |
| 1946 | Closed 31.l.46. | 342 | 342 | |
Analysis into arte croups of cases and contacts treated.
| 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 "3" | Analysis not available. | |||||
| 1943 | First Aid Post "A" | 22 | 40 | 67 | 19 | 39 | 162 |
| 1943 | First Aid Post "3" | 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 | |
| 1945 | First Aid Post "B" | 35 | 113 | 137 | 17 | 80 | 210 |
| 1946 | Coombe Road Clean sing Station | 23 | 48 | 77 | 19 | 69 | 106 |