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15
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE MEANS TAKEN TO
PREVENT THEIR SPREAD
It will be seen from Table IV that 90 cases of infectious disease
were notified during the year, as against 170 in the preceding year, 79
in 1898, and 102 in 1897. Of these 50 were Scarlet Fever, 32
Diphtheria, 1 Typhoid Fever, and 7 Erysipelas. They were notified
from the different localities as follows:—22 from Southgate, 20 from
New Nouthgate, 23 from Winchmore Hill, and 25 from Palmers Green
and Bowes.
The 90 cases represent infection in 68 houses, all of which were
subsequently disinfected by the Sanitary Authority. In all cases
disinfectants were supplied, instructions given as to the carrying out of
isolation as efficiently as possible under the existing circumstances and
the sanitary condition of the premises inspected.
In 23 houses sanitary defects were found, consisting chiefly of
defective water closets and unpaved yards. These defects have all been
remedied under the supervision of the Sanitary Authority.
Twenty cases, all Scarlet Fever, were removed to Isolation
Hospitals—15 to the Enfield Hospital, 3 to the Finchley Hospital, and
2 to the Liverpool Road Hospital.
Diagnosis Outfits.—The Diagnosis Outfits provided by the Council
for the use of Medical Practitioners in the District for sending morbid
specimens from suspected cases of Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and
Phthisis ("Consumption") to the Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine
for bacteriological examination and report have been taken full
advantage of and have proved very useful.