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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
Hackney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table gives particulars of the treatments given to persons who attended at the Cleansing Station during the year.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head Cleansings | Children | 182 | 283 | 217 | 119 | 245 | 272 | 332 | 48 | 414 | 328 | 256 | 179 | 3875 |
| Men | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 75 | |
| Baths for Verminous Condition | Women | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Children | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Baths for Scabies | Men | 16 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 143 |
| Women | 24 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 193 | |
| Children | 60 | 34 | 50 | 43 | 93 | 55 | 40 | 9 | 115 | 121 | 153 | 158 | 931 | |