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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

Barnes 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 20.— Cleansing and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons.

Table 20.— Cleansing and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons.

Treated at Borough Cleansing Station.
For Verminous HeadFor Verminous Bodyf or ScabiesTotals
No. of PersonsAttendancesNo. of PersonsAttendancesNo. of PersonsAttendancesNo. of PersonsAttendances
Children under school-age----14211421
Schoolchildren3234——29556189
Adults————54895489
Totals3234——97165129199

Table: Table 21.— Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealtwith by the council).

Table 21.— Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt

with by the council).

Premises disinfected90
Rooms disinfected104
Lots of bedding disinfected120
,, „ destroyed5
„ ,, disinfested2
Council houses disinfested by liquid insecticides10
Other houses disinfested (hydrogen cyanide —, by liquid insecticides 10)10

Table: Table 22.— Rats and Mice Destruction.

Table 22.— Rats and Mice Destruction.

Number of complaints received286
Visits to(a) Enclosed premises1032
(b) Open spaces33
Number of occasions on which
(a) Poison bait was laid203
(b) Gas was used14