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Hornsey 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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For the Education Committee the Nursing Association
attended 4 children suffering from threadworms, 7 after tonsils
and adenoids operation, and 1 child suffering from otorrhœa and
1 from rheumatism.
For the Public Assistance Committee of Middlesex County
Council the Association paid 595 visits to 8 old and 11 new cases
during the year.
MIDWIVES.
There are 16 midwives in private practice and one Municipal
Midwife. The latter attended 145 births, and she also attends
all the ante-natal clinics held at the four centres—Brook Road,
Wightman Road, Church Road, Highgate, and Coldfall. One of
the conditions upon which the Council's midwife accepts a case
is that the expectant mother should attend an ante-natal clinic.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The arrangements for the examination or analysis of
materials are as previouslv described and meet all requirements.
The specimens examined in the laboratory during 1931 were as follows: —
| Negative. | Positive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria specimens | 973 | 6'2 |
| Sputum (T.B.) ,, | 196 | 22 |
| Enteric ,, | 1 | 0 |
| Other ,, | 17 | 3 |
| 1,187 | 87 | |
| Total | 1,274 | |
LEGISLATION IN FORCE.
No new Local Acts, Special Orders, general adoptive Acts
or Byelaws relating to the public health came into force in
Hornsev in 1931.
HOSPITALS.
The Hospital services, public and voluntary, within and
Without the area, available for the inhabitants were detailed in
my report for 1930.