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SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS, There are facilities for the treatment of
scabies and verminous conditions at the Cleansing Centre at Millfields Disinfecting
Station.
Formal notification of scabies was received in respect of fourteen adults
and nine children, but a total of 90 cases of scabies, as well as 279 cases of
infestation by lice, were treated at the Centre,
The arrangement with the London County Council whereby the treatment of
minor ailments, scabies and verminous conditions in children for whom that
Authority is responsible is carried out at the Centre by, and under the supervision
of, a County Council school nurse was continued, At the request of the
Boroughs of Walthamstow and Leyton and the Forest Divisional Executive of the
Essex Education Committee, facilities have also been extended to these three
Authorities for the treatment of scabies and verminous conditions in persons
from their areas,
PERSONAL CLEANSING - METHODS OF TREATMENT,
(a) Verminous Heads. The hair is first combed with a Binn's comb and then
Lethane is applied and allowed to remain in contact for about five minutes,
when it is washed out. The hair is then soaked with a shampoo of borax and
soft soap for about fifteen minutes, after which it is thoroughly combed with a
Sacker' s comb to remove all nits After this there is a further shampoo
then the hair is thoroughly dried. If any nits still remain the above procedure
is repeated.
(b) Scabies„ The patient is thoroughly bathed, using soft soap, and then,
after drying, is painted all over with Proscabin which is allowed to dry. One
such treatment is usually sufficient but the patient is instructed to return
after a few days for inspection. If he then is found to be still suffering
from scabies the treatment is repeated.

Preventive treatment was afforded to some fourteen persons who had been in
close contact with sufferers from scabies.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION, The Borough Council's Disinfecting station is
situated in Millfields Road The staff consists of a superintendent, a deputy
superintendent, six drivers, a handyman, two disinfectors, two labourers,
one apparatus attendant, one male cleansing attendant, and six women laundry
and cleansing centre attendants The Deputy Superintendent resides at the
Lodge provided at the Station,
One block of buildings, consisting of four units of living accommodation,
each containing three rooms, was provided some years ago for the isolation of
contacts of cases of serious infectious disease. The two ground floor units
of this block have been equipped as a Cleansing Centre, and are in daily use
for that purpose, but the two first floor units are furnished and ready for
occupation hy contacts of infectious disease, should the need arise.
The disinfection plant, housed in another block,, comprises two large steam
disinfectors, a smaller steam disinfector, a formalin chamber, a phenol chamber,
airing and drying rooms, bathroom, laundry, stores and boiler house, Disinfestation
by hydrogen cyanide is provided in three specially constructed brick
chambers, two of which are sufficiently spacious to accommodate large furniture