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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1906, the Council made arrangements with the adjoining Borough of Finsbury for
the use of their shelter. As the disinfectors work very early and very late, if
required, it was not necessary to use the shelter during the year.
BACTERIOLOGY.
The following table gives details of the examinations made by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine during the year.
| District. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Consumption. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Submitted. | Result of Examination. | Number Submitted. | Result of Examination. | Number Submitted. | Result of Examination. | |
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury | 10 | 8 bacilli not found | 1 | 1 Positive | 6 | 4 bacilli not found |
| 2 bacilli found | 2 bacilli found | |||||
| Holborn | 6 | 3 bacilli not found | 1 | 1 Positive | 3 | 1 bacilli not found |
| 3 bacilli found | 2 bacilli found | |||||
| Whole Borough | 16 | 11 bacilli not found | 2 | 2 Positive | 9 | 5 bacilli not found |
| 4 bacilli found | ||||||
CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT.
During the year 235 persons (217 men, 9 women, and 9 children), infested
with vermin, had their bodies and clothing disinfected free of charge. Of the
235 persons, 214 had their bodies cleansed in the baths of the St. Giles and
Bloomsbury Casual Wards in Goldsmith Street, and 1,211 articles were disinfected
in the Council's steam apparatus. The remaining 21 had their bodies cleansed in
the baths of the Holborn Casual Wards, Little Gray's Inn Lane, and their 168
articles of clothing disinfected in the steam apparatus at that Casual Ward.
On account of the large number of persons applying in the latter part of 1905
the cleansing of persons had to be limited to those living in the Borough.
Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, powers are
given for the compulsory cleansing of verminous children attending any of the
Council's schools, and verminous inmates of any common lodging house.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT, 1890
Action under Part I. of the Act.
UNION BUILDINGS AREA.
Aylesbury Place, Clerkenwell, and Union Buildings, Holborn.
Improvement Scheme, 1890.
Details of the action taken and progress made each year have been given in
successive Annual Reports.