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INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND THE MEANS TAKEN
TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD.
It will be seen from Table IV. that 142 cases of infectious
diseases were notified during the year, as against 136 in the preceding
year, 110 in 1902, and 108 in 1901. Of these, 23 were
Diphtheria, 91 Scarlet Fever, 5 Typhoid Fever, 1 Puerperal Fever,
and 22 Erysipelas. These were notified from the different
localities, as follows: 38 from Southgate, 40 from New Southgate,
19 from Winchmore Hill, and 45 from Palmers Green and Bowes.
These 142 cases represent infection in 113 houses, all of which
were subsequently disinfected by the Sanitary Authority. In all
cases disinfectants were supplied, instructions given as to the
carrying out of isolation as efficiently as possible in cases of
non-removal to the hospital, and the sanitary condition of the
premises inspected.
In 8 houses sanitary defects were found, consisting chieflyof
defective water-closets and unpaved yards. These defects have all
been remedied under the supervision of the Sanitary Authority.
The notification of these diseases was, therefore, the means
of causing the inspection, apart from ordinary inspections, of 113
premises, and the remedy of insanitary conditions in 8.
Eighty-four cases were removed to the Isolation Hospital at
Palmers Green. Of these 77 were Scarlet Fever, 5 Diphtheria, and
1 Typhoid Fever.
The Infectious Sickness Rate of the District was 7.5
per 1,000 of the population as against 8.o in the preceding year,
6.9 in 1902, and 7.1 in 1901.
The rates for the separate localities were as follows: Southgate,
8.4; New Southgate, 97; Winchmore Hill, 5.3; and Palmers
Green and Bowes, 6'8.
Methods of Disinfection.—(1) For disinfection of rooms,
Formalin is used (a) by spraying and (b) with "Paraform"
tablets in the "Alformant'' lamp.
(2) Bedding, etc., is disinfected in the steam disinfecting
apparatus established on the premises of the Isolation Hospital.
For taking the bedding, etc., to and fro, two special vans are
kept, one for the infected, and the other for the disinfected articles.