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Disinfection of Articles removed from Premises after Infectious
Diseases has been carried out in the Goddard, Massey and Warner
disinfector. Total 19,874 textile articles.
Books from the Public Library fumigated with formalin
vapour numbered 258.
Bedding destroyed at request of owners 20.
Cleansing Station.—The Borough Council's agreement with
the London County Council to supply the necessary accommodation
and equipment for the bathing and cleansing of verminous school
children was continued during the year. Under the London County
Council scheme the work of cleansing is supervised by a school
nurse, who devotes three mornings a week to this work.
Statement of the activities of the year is as follows:—
Cases of Impetigo 479
Cases of Nitty and Verminous heads and bodies 1,926
Cases of Scabies 145
TUBERCULOSIS.
There were notified 65 cases of pulmonary, and 12 cases of
non-pulmonary Tuberculosis, with 42 deaths as set forth by ages
in the accompanying table. In 1933 there were notified
56 pulmonary cases and 10 non-pulmonary cases.
During 1934 there was thus a death rate of 0 .73 for Consumption,
and of 0 .83 for all forms of Tuberculosis per 1,000 of population
living.