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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stoke Newington 1937
[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 | 91 | 100 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 13 | 22 | 35 |
| Diphtheria | 31 | 284 | 315 |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sonne Dysentery | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Total | 59 | 408 | 467 |
Isolation.—The Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 195,
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 Sanitary Authority. The accommodation
provided consists of two small dwellings of two rooms each situated
near the old Town Hall, Milton Grove. 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 270
After Pulmonary Tuberculosis 25
After Measles and Chicken Pox 3
After deaths from Cancer, etc. 23
After Vermin 69
After Scabies 26
416
Disinfection of Articles removed from premises after infectious
diseases has been carried out in the Washington-Lyon Type Steam
Disinfector.
A total of 9,227 textile articles was dealt with at the disinfecting
station.
156 books from the Public Library were fumigated with
formalin vapour. Bedding was destroyed at request of the owners
in 11 instances.
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