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Dysentery.—Six cases of dysentery occurred during the year. One was of the Fiexner variety
and five cases were infected with the Sonne organism.
Of the Sonne cases, one occurred in the Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for Children, and
four in private houses. Three cases occurred in North Kensington and two in South Kensington.
Acute Rheumatism.—During the year under review, 62 cases of this disease were notified,
21 of which were removed to hospital for treatment.
The sixth annual report on the working of the rheumatism scheme during the period
1st October, 1932, to 30th September, 1933, prepared by the physicians in charge of the centre
and the medical officer of health, appears as Appendix I to this report.
Other Notifiable Diseases.—With the exception of tuberculosis, which is dealt with in a
separate section, no notifiable infectious diseases, other than those to which reference has been
made, were notified during the year.
Non.Notifiable Diseases.
Measles.—There were three deaths from measles in Kensington during the year. The women
health officers paid 175 visits to measles patients. Fifty.seven cases were removed to the London
county council hospitals.
Whooping Cough.—There were 10 deaths from this cause. The deaths in the three preceding
years were 36, 10 and 4. The women health officers paid 274 visits to cases of this disease during
the year. The number of cases admitted to hospitals from Kensington was 70.
In 1930, the council authorised the medical officer of health to open special whooping cough
clinics in the event of the disease appearing in epidemic form in the borough, and for this purpose
a sum of £150 has been provided annually for several years in the council's estimates. The arrangements
provide for the clinics to be opened at the Bab) Clinic at No. 92, Tavistock Road, and at
the Kenley Street Minor Ailment Centre. There was no occasion to open a clinic in 1033.
Cleansing of Verminous Persons.
The cleansing of verminous persons is carried out at the medicinal baths, Blechynden Mews.
The record of work done during the year 1933 is as follows :—
Total
Scabies— cleansings.
Adults 249
School.children 344
Children under five years 84
Common lodging.house cases 1
Verminous conditions—
Adults 36
School.children 3,484
„ „ (impetigo and verminous) 25
Children under five years 10
Common lodging.house cases 104
Other conditions—
Adults 10
School.children —
Common lodging.house cases 3
Total 4,350
The clothing worn by persons on their visit to the medicinal baths is disinfected, together
with such other articles of clothing as the patients may bring. Altogether 8,411 articles were so
dfealt with and, in addition, 450 blankets and sheets, and 304 articles of night clothing.
Of the 3,853 school children cleansed at the medicinal baths in 1933, 350 only were compulsory
cases ; the remainder attended voluntarily.
Verminous Premises Cleansed.
Three hundred and seventy.seven verminous houses were cleansed during the year by landlords
in response to notices served under the powers conferred by the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1922. The council's rat officer, in addition to his duties under the Rats and Mice
(Destruction) Act, carries out disinfection of verminous premises in certain cases. The following
is a summary of his activities in this direction :—
Number of premises visited 107
Number of rooms sprayed 125