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Isolation Shelter.
During the year there were 347 persons admitted to the Shelter
while their homes were being disinfected. This total consisted of 70
men, 90 women, and 187 children. The cost of maintenance of these
persons admitted was £37 3s. 3d.
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 3,908 (222 to adults
and 3,686 to children). This total shows an increase of 223 upon the
number given during 1927.
Of the 3,908 baths given, 841 were sulphur baths for scabies, and
3,067 for pediculi. The great majority of those persons presenting
themselves for baths were children from the elementary schools in
the Borough. The children received 3,686 baths, an increase of 253
upon the number given during 1927.