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Among the articles disinfected during the year were 3,016 articles of bedclothing,
2,611 articles of clothing (including used clothing for despatch abroad
to those countries which require a certificate that this treatment has been carried
out), 626 library books and a quantity of leather articles and fabrics.
No charge is made by the Council for disinfection.
Public Health Laboratory Service
Specimens for bacteriological examination are submitted to the Public Health
Laboratory Service at the branch laboratory which is situated at the Town Hall,
Edmonton, and serves an area greater than that of the Borough. Provision has
been made in the proposed health centre in Hertford Road for new accommodation
for the branch laboratory.
For the convenience of general practitioners and the public, there are several
specimen collection boxes situated throughout the Borough. The specimens are
collected from the boxes daily and delivered to the branch laboratory.
The branch laboratory, under its director Dr. Mair Thomas, has provided
the Borough with a prompt and efficient service. I should like to record my appreciation
of the ready advice and assistance offered by Dr. Thomas in the control of
infectious diseases and food hygiene.
A total of 6,476 clinical specimens submitted by general practitioners and this
department was examined.
It is estimated that 75% of the general practitioners are regular users of the
laboratory services compared with 58% last year.
(See Statistical Tables 6,7, 8 and 9.)
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