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complete recovery, two were admitted to the Isolation Hospital
and later transferred to other hospitals for orthopaedic
treatment, while the fourth was admitted to the Hospital
for Paralysis and Epilepsy, Maida Yale. No source of infection
was discovered and no connection could be traced
between the individual cases.
Dysentery.
Two cases of dysentery were notified. One case was of
the Shiga variety and the disease appeared to have been
contracted in Germany, while the other was Sonne. Diarrhoea
was prevalent in the Borough in the autumn but in
the great majority of cases a doctor was not called in as
the condition was not severe and cleared up in two or three
days. Nevertheless, I have little doubt that Sonne Dysentery
was the cause in many instances.
Erysipelas.
Fifteen cases of erysipelas were notified in 1937 and
6 of these cases were removed to the Isolation Hospital.
There were no deaths.
Smallpox.
No case of smallpox was notfied in 1937.
Vaccinations.
No vaccinations were performed by the Medical Officer
of Health under the Public Health (Smallpox Prevention)
Regulations, 1917.
Isolation Hospital.
The Isolation Hospital is owned jointly by Finchley,
Hornsey, Wood Green and Friern Barnet. It is situated
at Coppetts Road, N.10, and contains 150 beds. The accommodation
has proved adequate for the needs of the constituent
Authorities and at no time during the year has any
difficulty been met in getting patients admitted. By arrangement
with the London County Council patients are conveyed
to hospital by their ambulances, a scheme which works
exceedingly well.
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