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Note.—Fifteen duplicate notifications were received of
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria with contacts which are
inserted iu this table but deleted from the above table.
Midwives Act.
Two cases of puerperal fever were notified.
There are five Midwives working iu, but only one of
these is living within the district.
Isolation Hospitals.
The District, under an arrangement with the Southgate
District Council, has six beds for the treatment of Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, and Enteric Fever.
Fourteen cases have been removed to hospital during
the year.
Provision has this year been made for Smallpox.
The District having made arrangements with the Middlesex
Joint Smallpox Hospital Board.
Infectious Diseases and the Means taken to
Prevent their Spread.
On receipt of information respecting infectious case
the premises are visited, a printed list of instructions as to
necessary precautions is given and explained, disinfectants
are supplied, and the schools attended, in the case of
children, and their employers in the case of adults, notified.
Removal to an Isolation Hospital is offered, and when
accepted is carried out, subject to beds being obtained.
After recovery or removal of an infectious case, disinfection
of the room or rooms occupied is performed by
means of sulphur and formalin. Cleansing and stripping
notices are served where necessary.