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Six of the new cases have been transferred to the Westminster Hospital to attend Dr. I.M. Anderson's Cardiac
Clinic there for further investigations and follow-up."
Mr. William McKenzie no longer holds consultant sessions at Park Lane Clinic, but a medical officer from the
department attends Mr. McKenzie's weekly ear, nose and throat clinic at the hospital, acting as registrar.
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions
School nurses continued to carry out regular hygiene inspections in the schools, although a verminous head is
now the exception rather than the rule. Careful watch still needs to be kept to prevent the spread of infection.
The following are details of the hygiene inspections carried out during 1970:—
Number of individual examinations of pupils in schools 51,926
Number of individual pupils found to be infested 278
Ringworm of the Scalp
During the year 8 cases of ringworm of the scalp occurred in 7 schools throughout the Borough. We continue
to be grateful to St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, who carried out screening procedure in six
schools involved. No evidence of spread of infection was discovered. Screening at the remaining school was
unnecessary as the source of infection was identified outside the school.
As in previous years, all doubtful cases were referred to the Consultant Dermatologist at the Prince of Wales's
Hospital for further investigation. The great majority of cases continues to occur in immigrant children.