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Disinfection of Articles removed from Premises after Infectious
Diseases has been carried out in the Goddard, Massey and Warner
disinfector. Total 10,113 textile articles.
Books from the Public Library fumigated with formalin
vapour numbered 296.
Cleansing Station.—The Borough Council's agreement with
the London County Council to supply the necessary accommodation
and equipment for the bathing and cleansing of verminous school
children was continued during the year. Under the London County
Council scheme the work of cleansing is supervised by a school
nurse, who devotes three mornings a week to this work.
Statement of the activities of the year is as follows :—
Cases of Impetigo 243
Cases of Nitty and Verminous heads and bodies 1,536
Cases of Scabies 52
TUBERCULOSIS.
There were notified 56 cases of pulmonary, and 10 cases of
non-pulmonary Tuberculosis, with 33 deaths as set forth by ages
in the accompanying table. Of these deaths 7 had not been
notified—6 pulmonary and 1 non-pulmonary. In 1932 there were
notified 70 pulmonary cases and 13 non-pulmonary cases.
During 1933 there was thus a death rate of 0 .59 for Consumption,
and of 0 .64 for all forms of Tuberculosis per 1,000 of population
living.