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Barnes 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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14
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.

Table: Table 10.—Public Mortuary.Number of Bodies Received at Borough Public Mortuary During 1940

Table 10.—Public Mortuary.

Number of Bodies Received at Borough Public Mortuary During 1940

ResidentNon-ResidentPersons UnknownTotal
For post-mortem examination343138
For purposes other than postmortem10——10
Totals443148

Table: Table 11.—Cleansing and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons.

Table 11.—Cleansing and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons.

Treated at Borough Cleansing Station.
For Verminous HeadFor Verminous BodyFor ScabiesTotals
No. of PersonsAttendancesNo. of PersonsAttendancesNo, of PersonsAttendancesNo. of PersonsAttendances
Children under school-age----1212
Schoolchildren3439——6294068
Adults11——13701471
Totals3540——2010155141

Table: Table 12—Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).

Table 12—Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).

Premises disinfected28
Rooms disinfected51
Lots of bedding disinfected153
,, ,, destroyed12
„ ,, disinfested26
Council houses disinfested2
Other houses disinfested4

Table: Table 13.—Rats and Mice Destruction.

Table 13.—Rats and Mice Destruction.

Number of complaints received90
Visits to(a) Enclosed premises230
(b) Open spaces843
Number of occasions on which
(a) Poison bait was laid135
(b) Gas (sulphurdioxide) was used7