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Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk.
60 Samples were examined, 56 satisfied both the prescribed tests.
2 Samples failed to pass both the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests.
2 Samples failed to pass the Methylene Blue Test only.
School Milk.
33 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) Regulations 1936-1946
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The Council possesses four ambulances, and the following figures give
some idea of the work carried out during the year:—
Private cases 10,890
Accident cases 849
Maternity cases 331
School Medical Dept. (Tonsils) 267
Maternity and Child Welfare (Tonsils) 174
Not required 234
False calls 12
Bedside Apparatus 78
Analgesia 234
Special services 773
13,842
First Aid was rendered on 617 occasions. The resuscitating apparatus
was in use on 11 occasions.
The total mileage of the vehicles was 58,822 miles.
During the year the Ambulance Service dealt with 164 Street Accidents,
and in connection with these the main danger spots in the Borough were as
follows:
Fore Street, junction of Brettenham Road and Park Road.
Silver Street and Angel Road, Traffic Lights.
Great Cambridge Road, junction with Bury Street.
Fore Street, between Knights Lane and Plevna Road.
Hertford Road, from Causeyware Road to St. Marys Road.
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, Prince of Wales's
Hospital and North Middlesex County 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 1946.
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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