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Hackney 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.
The baths provided by the Borough Council under the above
Act, for the cleansing of verminous persons, were in constant use.
The total number of baths given during the year was 4,569 (200
to adults and 4,369 to children). This total shows an increase
of 508 upon the number given during 1924.
Of the 4,569 baths given, 1,107 were sulphur baths for
scabies, and 3,462 for pediculi. The great majority of those
persons presenting themselves for baths were children from the
elementary schools in the Borough. The children received 4,369
baths, an increase of 451 upon the number given during 1924.
The following are the Schools from which children were sent to the Cleansing Station, with the number of baths given:—
| Number Cleansed. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schools. | Hot Baths. | Sulphur Baths. |
| Benthal Road | 95 | 6 |
| Berger Road | 159 | 23 |
| Cassland Road | 6 | — |
| Church Street | — | 4 |
| College Lane | 2 | — |
| Craven Park | 65 | — |
| Dalston Central | 2 | — |
| Daubeney Road | 465 | 40 |
| Detmold Road | 245 | 56 |
| Eleanor Road | — | 4 |
| Gainsborough Road | — | 4 |
| Gayhurst Road | 39 | 27 |
| Glyn Road | 88 | 94 |
| Hackney Downs | — | 28 |
| Hackney Parochial | 99 | 33 |
| Haggerston Road | — | 18 |
| High Street | 1 | 1 |
| Holy Trinity | — | 43 |
| Carried forward | 1,266 | 381 |