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CEREBROSPINAL FEVER.
The two cases of this disease occurred in two different houses.
The two cases of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis were children of 8
and 9 months, respectively, and they both died in the North Eastern
Hospital for Children, Hackney Road; one in the month of January
and the other in the month of July, 1908. In one case the specific
micro-organism was discovered, but in the other that was not the case.
But in both instances it was impossible to suggest any cause for the
origin of the disease, and a thorough enquiry appeared to entirely
exclude the possibility of any infection from a preceding case.
THE DISINFECTING AND CLEANSING STATION.
During the year an important provision was made in the Borough
whereby it is now possible to disinfect infected articles and cleanse
verminous persons within a convenient part of the Borough. Hitherto
we have had' to avail ourselves of the Hackney Borough Installation,
which is situated some two miles from us. It was not surprising, therefore,
that verminous persons could not be induced to go to Hackney
to be cleansed, and school children often lost, as a consequence, the
advantages, of education for several weeks.
During the year 1908, 65 Stoke Newington residents visited
Hackney to be cleansed. There is no doubt, therefore, of the want
of the provision in the Borough and that it is likely to meet the
needs more successfully than the late arrangement is shown by the
fact that already for the month of January, 1909, 15 persons have
been cleansed at the new Stoke Newington station. The Disinfecting
and Cleansing Station, which cost about £800, is very conveniently
situated, having regard to the district from which the bulk of the work
corner The advantage of the provision from the standpoint of disinfection
of infected articles mainly depends upon the large amount
of time saved under the new provision as compared with the old. The
saving of time in a most important matter in regard to this work.
The poorer parishioners often require: the bedding, which is removed
in the morning, to be returned to them the same evening. This was
often impossible to do, owing to the time involved in going to and