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Stoke Newington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table shows the number and the result of the specimens submitted during the year:—
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | 9 | 74 | 83 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | 36 | 311 | 347 |
| Paratyphoid | — | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 46 | 394 | 440 |
Isolation.—The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60,
Sub-Section 4, imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of making
provision for the temporary housing of persons who are compelled
to leave their dwellings for the purpose of enabling such dwellings
to be disinfected by the Sanitarv Authority. The accommodation
provided consists of two small dwellings of two rooms each situated
near the Town Hall furnished and fitted for occupation at short
notice. There was no occasion to use the shelter during the year.
Disinfection of Premises.—The following number of rooms
have been disinfected:—
After notifiable Diseases 227
After Pulmonary Tuberculosis 17
After Measles and Chicken Pox 43
After deaths from Cancer, etc. 38
After Vermin 87
After Scabies 51
463
Disinfection of Articles removed from premises after infectious
diseases has been carried out in the Washington-Lyon Type Steam
Disinfector.
A total of 12,393 textile articles was dealt with at the disinfecting
station.
Two hundred and fifty-one books from the Public Library were
fumigated with formalin vapour. Bedding destroyed at request of
owners—11.
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