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Marylebone 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Tuberculosis Care Committee.
The Committee continued to meet fortnightly throughout the year, Dr. Anderson,
Miss Pepler and Miss Kenion attending and assisting in every way possible.
Table 52 contains a list of the members.
TABLE 52. Tuberculosis Care Committee.
| NAME. | REPRESENTS. |
|---|---|
| Bennett, Councillor J. (Chairman) | Charity Organisation Society. |
| Broadbent, Miss M. E. (Hon. Secretary) | Invalid Children's Aid Association. |
| Fuller, Councillor Dr. C. A. | St. Marylebone Borough Council. |
| Ramsay, Councillor G. B | ditto. |
| Bennett, Miss A. M. | Paddington & St. Marylebone District Nursing Association. |
| Bowen, Miss E. A. (M.B.E.) (resigned October, 1938). | War Pensions Committee & United Services Fund. |
| Davis, Councillor Mrs. E. | Public Assistance Committee. |
| Dover, Miss W. M____ | The Middlesex Hospital. |
| Fenn, Miss D. M. | Margaret Street Hospital. |
| Higgin, Miss E. | St. Marylebone Registration. |
| Lazarus, Miss o. | Central Jewish Synagogue. |
| Lesser, Mr. H. E. | London Insurance Committee. |
| St. Hill, Miss M | London County Council and School Care Committee. |
| Simpson, Dr. R. H. | Divisional School Medical Officer, London County Council. |
| Williams, Miss M. H | St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. |
| Fisher, Mr. J. (resigned March, 1938) Weaver, Miss H. (appointed April, 1938) | The Working Classes, ditto. |
DISINFECTION AND DISINSECTION.
The methods employed were substantially the same as in previous years;
articles suitable for treatment by steam were dealt with in the Washington-Lyons
Disinfector, while for rooms either formalin or sulphur was generally used.
The number of articles disinfected is shown hereunder:—
TABLE 53.
| Compulsorily Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | Other Infectious Diseases. | Vermin. | Miscellaneous. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,564 | 260 | 17,419 | 4,275 | 25,518 |
The number of journeys made by the disinfecting vans during the year ended December, 1938, was:—
| January | 114 | August | 88 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February | 88 | September | 100 |
| March | 48 | October | 192 |
| April | 88 | November | 104 |
| May | 100 | December | 166 |
| June | 87 | ||
| July | 193 | 1,368 | |
| The number of journeys made during 1937 was 1,291. | |||