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is that the vaccine is of value in preventing or ameliorating
those catarrhal conditions which are prevalent in this country
during the colder months of the year.
Puerperal Fever.—There was one notification of this infection
during 19.24.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum is an inflammation of the eyes of
newly-born children which, if untreated, leads to blindness.
During the year only one notification of this condition was
received. Arrangements have now been made by the Hornsey
Town Council with the Metropolitan Asylums Board whereby
cases of this acute and serious inflammation may be admitted
immediately into St. Margaret's Hospital, Kentish Town. This
Hospital is solely for the purpose of treating these little children,
and they receive there, probably, the beet attention in the world.
The result is that a child's sight is saved, it is prevented from
becoming permanently blind and being a misery to its friends
and a cost to the State.
Tuberculosis.—During the year 124 cases of Tuberculosis
were notified. Although the administrative control of this
disease is in the hands of the Middlesex County Council, we
take every opportunity of disinfecting those houses from which
a case of tuberculosis has gone, and offer disinfection also from
time to time during the illness. During the year 133 rooms
which had been occupied by tuberculous people were disinfected
and 703 articles were sterilised by steam.
Disinfection.—During the year 734 rooms were disinfected
by sulphur or formalin, and 7,547 articles were passed through
the Council's steam disinfector. In addition to these, 243
articles were destroyed after infectious and other diseases.
Note.—The attack-rates of the population of Hornsey from
certain infectious diseases have been worked out. for the last
twenty years, and are given in Table M in the Appendix.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The Hornsey, Finchley and Wood Green Joint Hospital
Committee provides accommodation for Hornsey patients at
the Hospital in Coppett's Road. The Hospital is under the
able administration of Dr. .J. R. Prior, the Resident Medical