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Wood Green 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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head-lice from firms employing numbers of young women. So far
as the children of the Borough are concerned, I am glad to state
that the standard of cleanliness remains very high, and the number
of children requiring attention by the Council's nursing staff has
been very small.
The bacteriological examination of specimens from the Borough is carried out at the Joint Isolation Hospital, and during the year the following examinations were made:—
| Positive. | Negative. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 11 | 297 | 308 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 83 | 88 |
| Others | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 18 | 389 | 107 |
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The number of articles dealt with at the Disinfecting Station
was as follows:—
Articles disinfected 1,175*
Articles destroyed 53
215 rooms were disinfected on account of infectious disease,
and 88 rooms disinfested on account of the presence of vermin.
*This figure includes 225 articles disinfected for Scabies.