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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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MILLFIELDS DISINFECTING STATION
The Council's Disinfecting and Cleansing Station in Millfields Road is a
well-equipped unit, and provides the following facilities:-
SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS, Treatment of these conditions is carried out in the cleansing section of the Station. The following cases were dealt with: -
| Scabies | Head and body Iice | Cleansing Baths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Treat-ments | Contacts (Preventive treatments) | Cases | Treat-ments | Cases | Treat-ments | |
| Children under 5 years | 9 | 17 | 10 | 46 | |||
| Children over 5 years | 36 | 60 | - | 196 | 334 | - | - |
| Adults | 42 | 67 | 7 | 52 | 76 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 87 | 144 | 17 | 280 | 456 | 3 | 3 |
The arrangement with the Boroughs of Walthamstow and Leyton and the Forest Divisional Executive of the Essex Education Committee whereby cases from the areas of these authorities are treated at the Cleansing Centre was continued. The following 25 cases were dealt with on behalf of these three authorities
| Scabies | Head lice | Body lice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow Borough Council | 19 | - | - |
| Leyton Borough Council | 2 | 1 | - |
| Forest Divisional Executive, Essex Education Committee | 1 | 1 | 1 |
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL MINOR AILMENTS CLINIC. The London County Council
use part of the Cleansing Centre as a Minor Ailments Clinic and for the treatment
of scabies and verminous conditions in children for whom that authority is
responsible a school nurse on the staff of the County Council supervises the
treatment carried out. The County Council pays the Borough Council £400 per
annum for the facilities provided
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION, The following plant is available:-
Two large Washington Lyon Steam Disinfectors
One small Washington Lyon Steam Disinfector
One formalin chamber
One phenol chamber
Airing and drying rooms
Hydrogen cyanide chambers of the three specially constructed brick
chambers, two are sufficiently spacious to accommodate large
furniture vans.
INCINERATOR, A large modern brick-built incinerator is available for the
destruction of unwholesome materials,, unsound foods, etc,
LAUNDRY, This section deals with the laundry of incontinent persons, and
certain articles of clothing following disinfection. Articles of clothing and
bedding from the London County Council welfare centres and day nurseries in
Hackney are also dealt with, and for this service the London County Council
pays the Borough Council £870 per annum.
For the disinfection of secondhand clothing prior to export private firms
paid a sum of £l, 555 0s. 6d. In addition, from various other sources, the sum