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Middlesex patients were also treated in 48 other institutions
during 1931.
The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at
the end of 1931 was 625, an increase of 22 during the year.
Dr. Dobson, the Middlesex Tuberculosis Officer for Hornsey,
has kindly supplied the following particulars of Hornsey cases of
tuberculosis on his register:—
New Tubercular cases 72
New non-Tubercular cases 130
Undiagnosed cases 1
Total 203
Transfers in (Tubercular), not included in
above 12
Cases supervised at or from the dispensary
during 1931 (all Tubercular) 311
Tubercular cases still on the Register on 1st Jan.,
1932 222
Undiagnosed 1
DISINFECTION.
Number of rooms fumigated after notifiable infectious
disease 472
,, ,, ,, ,, non ,, ,, 179
,, ,, ,, ,, T.B. 77
,, articles disinfected 8,208
,, ,, destroyed 173
,, verminous rooms disinfected 110
CLEANSING STATION.
Seven adults and 67 children have been treated at the
cleansing station for various reasons. There were also 3 adults
and 5 children belonging to Wood Green treated. These were
paid for by Wood Green at an agreed charge per treatment.