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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
(Infectious Diseases.)
The record of examinations carried out daring the year by the
Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, is as follows:—
Throat/Nose Swabs.
Diphtheria Bacilli found Nil
Hemolytic Streptococci found 23
Vincent's Angina organisms found 3
Negative 91
Faces.
Shigella found 4
Salmonella found 8
Negative 111
Sputum.
T.B. found 3
Other organisms found 2
Negative 17
Pertussis.
Positive 8
Negative 25
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
The following is a record of the work carried out by the Disinfecting
Staff during 1962:—
Number of houses or parts of houses and contents disinfected 593
Number of verminous rooms disinfested 265
Number of steam chamber operations. 2,837
Number of calls by borough van 3,845
Number of rooms disinfected after I.D 328
The number of complaints of wasp nests has increased during recent
years. No less than 28 instances were dealt with by the disinfectors.
Requests for the disinfection of parcels of clothing prior to despatch
abroad have also increased, and 100 parcels were disinfected at the
request of 73 senders.
CLEANSING AND DISINFECTION OF VERMINOUS
PERSONS AND THEIR BELONGINGS.
The following cleansings and medicinal baths were carried out at
the Borough Council Cleansing Centre, during the year, where 24 adults
and 11 children received treatment: —
Verminous conditions: —
Adults 15
Children under 5 9
Children over 5 2
Scabies:—
Adults 9
Children under 5 5
Children over 5 -