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Hendon 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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I regret to say that two cases terminated fatally from scarlet
fever, both young children under 5 years of age. Both were very
bad on admission.
The new Ward has proved of great service during the year.
The temporary provision in cases of emergency for diphtheria
cases is not satisfactory, and at an early date I trust the Council
will see their way to erecting a separate block for this disease.

I append a statement of expenses incurred during the year ending December 31st.

Doctors Fees.Nurses Fees.Caretaker's Fees.Maintenance and Provisions, &cAssistant Nurse aud extra help.Disinfectants, Coals, &c.Hire of Horse for Ambulance.Total Cost.
£sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
500065006500110603600180013116357176

SEWAGE.
The treatment of the sewage has again occupied the serious
attention of the Council. In my last report I mentioned that
the Council had just completed the purchase of 19 acres more
land for the treatment of the effluent. This land was dug up to
a depth of 22 inches, on 12 acres of which the effluent has been
treated after passing through the tanks, carriers being constructed
to convey it. The sludge has been pumped on to the
other seven acres, the old ground having been thoroughly overdone
and incapable of taking more for the present. In addition
to this treatment, two large biological filters have been completed,
invented by Mr. Grimley, your surveyor. These filters, which
cover a surface of 800 yards square each, consist below upwards
of clean broken bricks, burnt ballast, coke breeze, pea gravel, and
it was proposed to place sand on the top, but the expense was too
great, and so finely-sifted ballast was substituted. All the under
drains are well ventilated. These filters are now in good working
order, and I am able to state from numerous analyses periodically