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Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk.
27 Samples were examined and all satisfied both the prescribed tests.
School Milk.
28 samples of milk as delivered to the various schools of the Borough
were examined, and all samples satisfied' the prescribed tests of the Milk
(Special Designations) Order 1936.
Ambulance Facilities.
The Council possesses four ambulances, and the following figures give
some idea of the work carried out during the year :—
Private cases 9,138
Accident cases 796
Maternity cases 190
School Medical Dept. (Tonsils) 605
Maternity and Child Welfare (Tonsils) 290
Not required 258
False calls 12
Bedside Apparatus 112
Analgesia 96
Special services 570
12,057
Children's Accidents 207. Factory Accidents 80. Street Accidents 229.
First Aid was rendered on 499 occasions. The resusitating apparatus
was in use on 9 occasions.
The total mileage of the vehicles was 56,248 miles.
With regard to Street Accidents, the main danger spots in the Borough
noted during the year were as follows :—
Hertford Road, from Galliard Road to Lowden Road.
Fore Street, from Claremont Street to Silver Street.
Great Cambridge Road, from Westerham Avenue to the Roundabout.
Great Cambridge Road, from Harrow Drive to Trinity Avenue.
Town Road, junction of Hertford Road Traffic Lights.
Transport.
A 2-ton Bedford Coach conveys the deaf and dumb and partially blind
children to and from school, picks up a few other children in the morning,
taking them to a spot to meet the guide.
Nursing in the Home.
This has been described in previous reports.
Hospitals.
Infectious diseases are admitted into the Enfield, Edmonton and Potters
Bar Joint Isolation Hospital, situated in Enfield.
Arrangements for the treatment of ear, nose, and throat disorders amongst
school children are made with the Royal Waterloo Hospital.
Nursing Homes Registration.
There is one Nursing Home registered by the Council. This is kept under
supervision by the Medical Officer of Health. No new applications to be
placed on the register were received during 1945.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
The water supply of the Borough has at all times been satisfactory both
in quality and quantity.
The Metropolitan Water Board is responsible for the supply which is
piped direct to every dwelling-house throughout the Borough, and serves the
entire population.
The co-operation of the Board has at all times been of the fullest.
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