Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 49
Uncleanliness and Scabies
| New cases treated | Attendances | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scabies | Lice and nits | Total | Scabies | Lice and nits | Total | ||
| Children under 5 years | 23 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 46 | |
| Children 5-15 years | 16 | 90 | 106 | 32 | 130 | 162 | |
| Adults | Men | 20 | 6 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 44 |
| Women | 22 | 3 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 41 | |
| Total | 81 | 106 | 187 | 144 | 149 | 293 | |
Table 50
DISINFESTATION
| (a) Verminous premises: | |
| Council properties | 8 |
| Private properties | 46 |
| Total | 54 |
| (b) Verminous rooms:* | |
| Council properties | 24 |
| Private properties | 98 |
| Total | 122 |
| *Some rooms are treated more than once. | |
| (c) Clothing and bedding materials: | |
| (i) disinfected | 19 |
| (ii) disinfested | 3 |
| (d) Miscellaneous: | |
| Ants | 1 |
| Wasps Nests | 69 |