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Hornsey 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
(Section F.)
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
The following are the numbers of children immunised during 1944:—
| Under 5 years of age | 569 |
| Over 5 years of age | 52 |
| Total | 621 |
VACCINATION.
The Public Vaccinators inform me that they performed vaccination
of persons in the Borough during 1944 as follows:—
Dr. E. Buckler 286
Dr. R. Mackay 506
PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
(PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1925, SECTION 66.)
Four cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified, all of which were nursed at home.
| Cases | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total blindness. | Deaths. | Removed from district. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated | ||||||
| At home. | In hospital or nursing home. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS.
No occasion has arisen in the course of the year to put these
powers into action.
The following statement shows the total number of beds for cases of tuberculosis belonging to or reserved for the sole use of the Middlesex County Council at the end of December, 1944, namely:—
| Institution | Accommodation | Type of Case | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | |||
| M | F | |||
| Harefield County | 192 | 192 | 66 | Pulmonary—sanatorium |
| Hospital | 4 | 4 | 10 | „ observation |
| Clare Hall County Hospital | 198 | 222 | 34 | „ sanatorium |
| Danesbury Manor, Welwyn | - | 60 | - | „ |
| Victoria Home, Windsor | — | — | 6 | Non-pulmonary |