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Hornsey 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
(Section F.)
The incidence of nineteen of the common and uncommon
infectious diseases in the Borough for a period of 28 years is set
out in table G.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
The Saturday morning monthly clinic for immunisation of
children against diphtheria, started in 1036, is held at each of the
four Welfare Centres in rotation.
At the end of 1037 1,806 children had been injected and
there Were 445 completed cases, i.e., each receiving the requisite
three injections.
The following table shows the figures for 1938:—
| Total Injections. | Completed Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hall Centre | 1,094 | 337 |
| Wightiman Road Centre | 982 | 287 |
| Highgate Centra | 209 | 84 |
| Coldfall Sub-Centre | 773 | 109 |
| 3,058 | 817 |
VACCINATION.
The Public Vaccinators inform me that they have performed
vaccination of persons in the Borough during 1938 as follows:—
Dr. E. Buckler 122
Dr. R. Anderson 199 children, 24 adults
PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
(PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1925, SECTION 66.)
Four cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified. Three
were treated in hospital and one was nursed at home.
Of the three cases removed to hospital, one was removed to
St. Margaret's Hospital (Kentish Town), one was an in-patient
of North Middlesex County Hospital, and one was an in-patient
of City of London Maternity Hospital.
There was no case of blindness resulting from this infection.