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Wrong Diagnosis.—Forty-three cases of Infectious disease
were removed to the Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums
Board and subsequently returned home in consequence of the
patients being found not to be suffering from the disease
stated on the certificates, or any other notifiable disease.
This number referred to 26 cases of Diphtheria, 13 cases
of Scarlet Fever, 2 cases of Enteric Fever, and 2 cases of
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
Cleansing of Verminous persons.—The Medicinal Baths in
Scotts Road, Shepherds Bush, provide for the treatment of
cases of Scabies, Impetigo and the cleansing of verminous
persons, etc.
Negotiations were completed and arrangements made with
the London County Council for the cleansing of school
children to commence as and from the 1st April, 1924.
It was not possible for all Hammersmith school children
to be sent to Scotts Road, a large number of them being
treated at the Kensington Medicinal Baths and at the
London County Council Station in Seddlescombe Road,
Fulham. This was due to the fact that the London County
Council had previously entered into an agreement with Kensington
prior to the opening of the Hammersmith Baths.
This agreement comes to an end in March next when it is
hoped to arrange for all Hammersmith children to be dealt
with at your Council's station.
I append figures showing the numbers dealt with during
the year.
School Children—
Scabies 81
Impetigo 45
Verminous Cases 1421
Adults—
Scabies 4
Impetigo 4
Verminous Cases 28
Other conditions 4
The County Council pay the sum of two shillings in respect
of each child cleansed, except in cases of scabies or impetigo
in which case the payment is at the rate of 1s. for each
bath given.
The amounts received from the London County Council
during the year was £142 2s. 0d. in respect of cleansings and
£6 6s. Od. in respect to scabies cases and impetigo.
Tuberculosis.—Two hundred and ninety-six cases of Tuberculosis
were reported during the year; two hundred and
thirty-four of which were Pulmonary and sixty-two being
other forms of Tuberculosis, against two hundred and
seventy-four cases in the previous year.