Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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of cases of this disease to St. Margaret's Hospital, Kentish Town,
but none of the cases mentioned required removal to hospital.
Cases.
Notified.
Treated
At home.
In hospital.
Vision
unimpaired.
Vision
impaired.
Total
blindness
Deaths.
5
5
0
5
0
6
0
Cleansing and. disinfection.—Verminous persons and persons
suffering from scabies may be cleansed at the Cleansing Station,
High Street, Hornsey. A well-equipped station is provided, and
during 1927 nine adults and 129 school children received treatment.
The clothing of such persons is disinfected at the time
of cleansing, and in many cases it is found possible to disinfect
the homes as well. Disinfection is offered in cases of death from
tuberculosis, cancer, pneumonia and other diseases. In 117 of
the 379 instances in which the service was offered it was accepted.
The following is a record of the disinfection work carried out during the year:—
Premises. | Rooms disinfected. | Articles disinfected. | Articles destroyed. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Notifiable diseases | 326 | 400 | 6084 | 26 |
Non-notifiable diseases | 376 | 307 | 2603 | 309 |
Total | 702 | 707 | 8687 | 335 |
The following district work was done during 1927:—
Positive. | Negative. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Examinations for diphtheria bacilli | 111 | 989 | 1,100 |
,, ,, tubercle bacilli | 26 | 210 | 236 |
,, ,, typhoid bacilli | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Other examinations | 11 | 18 | 29 |
152 | 1,224 | 1,376 |