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INFECTIVE DISEASES 19
Diseases Reported from Schools
A total of 2,356 infective diseases was reported from schools in
the Borough throughout the year. The numbers of each disease
were:
Scarlet Fever 239 Chicken Pox 306
Diphtheria — Whooping Cough 108
Measles 402 Mumps 1,149
German Measles 20 Dysentery 31
Poliomyelitis 4 Other Diseases 97
Disinfection
During the year 911 rooms were disinfected after infectious and
other disease and 340 rooms disinfested for vermin.
Bacteriological Examinations
All bacteriological examinations are carried out at the Public
Health Laboratory at County Hall under its Director, Dr. A. J. H.
Tomlinson.
The following is a summary of examinations made during the
year:
Nose and throat swabs 696
Faeces for the typhoid and dysentery groups 1,301
Miscellaneous specimens 27
Total 2,024