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 Hackney]
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The following table gives particulars of the persons who were bathed and cleansed at the Cleansing
Station during the year.
January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Receiving Hot Baths | Men | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
Women | .. | •• | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | |
Children | 167 | 254 | 360 | 116 | 324 | 276 | 297 | 52 | 347 | 339 | 332 | 178 | 3042 | |
Receiving Sulphur Baths | Men | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 114 |
Women | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .. | 7 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 98 | |
Children | 7 | 17 | 42 | 27 | 41 | 91 | 123 | 7 | 53 | 38 | 55 | 22 | 523 |