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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 1961
[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
provides the following facilities:-
SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS. Treatment of these conditions is carried out in the cleansing section of the Station, and the following cases were dealt with:-
| Scabies | Head and body Iice | CIeansing Baths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Treat merits | Contacts (Preventive treatments) | Cases | Treatments | Cases | Treatments | |
| Children under 5 years | 12 | 23 | _ | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| Children over 5 years | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Adults | 43 | 61 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 7 |
| Totals | 55 | 84 | 5 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 7 |
As in former years cases were accepted for treatment from neighbouring authorities and in all, thirteen cases were dealt with on behalf of the following five authorities.-
| Authority | Scabies | Head lice | Body lice | CIeansing Bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow Borough Council | 4 | - | - | - |
| Leyton Borough Council | - | 1 | - | - |
| East Ham Borough Council | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Dagenham Borough Council | 1 | - | - | - |
| Thurrock Urban District Council | - | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION. The following plant continued to be
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.
Disinfestation by hydrogen cyanide was discontinued on the 31st January of
the current year,