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wherever possible. There is space on the Borough Council's property
for the establishment of personal washing and bathing facilities for
those of the Council's workmen whose occupation is such as to make
this cleansing and change of clothing desirable; or it may be possible,
when the new Public Health Station is erected in the Electricity Yard,
to make some special addition to the Cleansing Station, whereby any of
such employees who desired to rid themselves of dirt, etc., on the cessation of their work might be able so to do.
Disinfection.
The Disinfecting Station is situated in the yard of the Electric
Lighting Station, Lithos Road.
It is equipped with a Washington-Lyons apparatus, with a staff
of 3 men. The collection of infected or infested material is carried
out by two Electric Vans.
During 1925, 1,391 disinfections of houses or parts of houses
were carried out, together with their contents, while, in addition, all
infected articles of clothing, etc., were suitably dealt with.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the
Year 1925.
The following is a list, alphabetically arranged, of the diseases
which were compulsorily notifiable in Hampstead during 1925:—
Anthrax Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, Plague
acute Pneumonia, acute influenzal or
Cholera acute primary
Continued Fever Polio-Encephalitis, acute
Diphtheria Polio-Myelitis, acute
Dysentery Puerperal Fever
Encephalitis Lethargica, Relapsing Fever
acute Scarlatina
Enteric Fever Scarlet Fever
Erysipelas Small-pox
Glanders Trench Fever
Hydrophobia Tuberculosis, all forms
Malaria Typhoid Fever
Measles Typhus Fever
Membranous Croup
No cases of the following notifiable diseases were reported during
the year:—
Anthrax Membranous Croup
Cholera Plague
Continued Fever Polio-Encephalitis, acute
Dysentery Relapsing Fever
Glanders Small-pox
Hydrophobia Trench Fever
Malaria Typhus Fever.