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Stoke Newington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Laboratory Facilities.
Bacteriological examinations during the year continued to be
carried out by the Camberwell Research Laboratories and the Royal
Institute of Public Health and Hygiene.
The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratories during the year:—
| Disease Suspected. | Result of Examination. | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative | |
| Diphtheria | - | 52 |
| Dysentery | - | 8 |
| Tuberculosis | - | 3 |
| Typhoid | 1 | 2 |
Scabies and Verminous Conditions.
The cases of Scabies notified and the number of treatments
given during 1949 and the two preceding years were as follows:—
1947 1948 1949
Cases notified 55 32 9
Cases treated at Cleansing
Station 160 167 92
The work done at the Council's Cleansing Station in 1949 is summarised in the following table:—
| Scabies. | Head or body lice. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Treatments. | Cases. | Treatments. | |
| Children under 5 years | 12 | 36 | 24 | 24 |
| Children over 5 years | 49 | 183 | 900 | 921 |
| Adults | 31 | 95 | 14 | 14 |
| 92 | 314 | 938 | 959 | |
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the
Disinfection Staff during the year:—
(a) After the occurrence of infectious and contagious diseases:—
Number of rooms disinfected 157
Number of articles of bedding and clothing
disinfected 1,455
Number of Public Library and other books
disinfected 124
(b) for the destruction of vermin:—
Number of rooms disinfested 269
Number of articles disinfested 1,696
Number of articles destroyed 77