[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberdeen City.

  • Aberdeen (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberdeen City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    among school children are to be found in the annual reports of the Chief Medical Officer of the Education Authority. Tables XV. (A) and (B) show that in 1922 and 1923 the numbers of verminous persons, whether members of families with children of school age or not, disinfected at the City Hospital Cleansing Station, were 309 and 387 respectively. These Tables also show that a total of 244 persons were treated for scabies in the skin wards of the cleansing block in 1922, and 209 in 1923. Table XV (a).—Aberdeen.—Cleansing Station.—Year 1922. Age Groups (years;. All Ages. 0-5 6—15 15—25 25 + Verminous Persons Cleansed, . 43 115 69 82 309* Scabies Cases Treated, 34 95 52 63 244t Totals, 77 210 121 145 553 * Including 21 Army Cases. t Including 3 Army Cases, Table XV (b).—Aberdeen.—Cleansing Station.—Year 1923. Age Groups (years). All Ages. 0-5 5—16 15-25 254- Verminous Persons Cleansed, 52 1.32 90 113 387* Scabies Cases Treated, . 27 73 38 71 209t Totals, .... 79 205 128 184 596 * Including 23 Army Cases. t Including 3 Army Cases.