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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
Ealing 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Laboratory Work .—At the public health laboratory the following specimens were examined in connection with the diagnosis and control of infectious disease:—
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria : From the Borough | 39 | 603 | 642 |
| Isolation Hospital | 99 | 1,750 | 1,849 |
| Tuberculosis : From the Borough | 42 | 205 | 247 |
| Miscellaneous : From the Borough | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Isolation Hospital | - | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 190 | 2,583 | 2,773 |
Disinfection.— There is a steam disinfect or at the Northern
Sewage Works which meets the needs of the whole Borough.
A motor van is kept for the purpose of carrying articles for disinfection.
At the Isolation Hospital there is another steam disinfector
but this is used chiefly in dealing with articles used in the hospital
itself.
The amount of disinfection carried out in connection with
infectious disease was as follows:—
Rooms disinfected by formalin spray:—
(а) Tuberculosis 120
(b) Other Infectious Disease 578
Articles disinfected in Steam Disinfector:—
(а) Tuberculosis 225
(b) Other Infectious Disease 1,160
In connection with the disinfection of homes after infectious
disease 117 articles of clothing were destroyed.
To render disinfection more thorough, 135 rooms were stripped
and cleansed by the owners after notices were served on account of
dirty condition.