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Infectious Diseases.
During- the year, and following the instructions
of your Medical Officer of Health, 1,263 visits and revisits
were paid to premises where one or other of che
notifiable Infectious Diseases occurred. Careful inquiries
were made in each case with a view of ascertaining
if possible the source of infection, to arrange
for the prompt removal to the Isolation Hospital all
patients recommended for treatment therein, and the
necessary, disinfection of the room or rooms, bedding,
and clothing, etc., with a view of preventing the spread
of infection. I may also mention that all rooms, passages,
staircases, and landings, when necessary, are
either fumigated with Formic Aldehyde, or sprayed
with a strong solution of 40 per cent. Formaline, after
the removal of all infected bedding, clothing, etc., to
the Town Council's steam disinfecting apparatus
("Washington Lyons"), which is situate at the Northern
Works. No less than 4,667 articles of bedding,
clothing, carpets, etc., were disinfected, and, in conjunction
with this, 467 rooms, passages, etc., were
treated in the manner mentioned above.
Owing to a mild attack of Scarlatina, which occurred
among the school children, and which was
confined to those attending certain class rooms, the
disinfection by spraying of the floors, walls, and desks,
the cloak rooms, and w.c.'s, was carried out by special
request of the Medical Officer of Health. During the
year, and in conjunction with infectious diseases, the
following work was carried out, by request, for the
Urban District Council of Greenford:—
Patients removed to the Council's Hospital at
South Ealing, 10; rooms fumigated, 18; articles of
bedding, clothing, etc., passed through the steam disinfecting
apparatus, 217.
Applications were also made by local residents for
the disinfection of bedding, etc., and fumigation of