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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 19.— Borough Accident and General Purposes Ambulance Service: Period 1st January to 4th July, 1949.

Table 19.— Borough Accident and General Purposes Ambulance Service: Period 1st January to 4th July, 1949.

Number of CasesMileage
Accidents133579
Removals after accident25127
Maternity1361,295
Other purposes4373,318
Totals7315,319

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 BodyFor ScabiesTotals
No. of PersonsAttendancesNo, of PersonsAttendancesNo, of PersonsAttendancesNo. of PersonsAttendances
Children under school-age----612612
Schoolchildren2429——10193448
Adults3121227513165
Totals274112438271125

Table: Table 21.— Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).

Table 21.— Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).

Premises disinfected74
Rooms disinfected87
Lots of bedding disinfected122
,, „ destroyed10
„ „ disinfested—
Council houses disinfested by liquid insecticides2
Other houses disinfested (hydrogen cyanide —, by liquid insecticides 5)5

Table: Table 22.— Rats and Mice Destruction.

Table 22.— Rats and Mice Destruction.

Number of complaints received322
Visits to(a) Enclosed premises1154
(b) Open spaces107
Number of occasions on which
(a) Poison bait was laid164
(b) Gas was used3