View report page

Infective Diseases 13
Diseases Reported from Schools
A total of 2,703 infective diseases was reported from schools
in the Borough throughout the year. The numbers of each disease
were:
Scarlet Fever 363 Chicken Pox 685
Diphtheria 1 Whooping Cough 477
Measles 620 Mumps 468
German Measles 18 Ringworm xi
Poliomyelitis 16 Scabies 5
Other Diseases 39
Disinfection and Disinfestation
The following is a summary of the work carried out during tibe
year by the disinfection staff after the occurrence of infectious
diseases or for the destruction of vermin.
No. of rooms disinfected after I.D. 1795
No. of rooms disinfested for vermin 638
No. of articles of clothing and bedding disinfected 11853
No. of articles of clothing and bedding destroyed 1011
Disinfection in bulk of clothing intended for export was also
carried out at the Disinfecting Station. A charge is made for this
service and by the end of the year a total amount of £105 4s. had
been received by the Council.
Bacteriological Examinations
All these examinations are carried out by the Camberwell
Research Laboratory which in October, 1948, became a Public
Health Service Laboratory directed by the Medical Research
Council for the Ministry of Health.
The following is a summary of examinations made during
the year:
Cultures for diphtheria 379
Faeces for the typhoid and dysentery groups 62
Miscellaneous specimens 99
Total 540