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Notifiable Diseases occurring amongst School Children.—
The arrangements remain unaltered from those detailed in last year's
Report.
Disinfection and Disinfestation.—The methods in use for
disinfection and disinfestation remain as detailed in the Report for
1930, except that, as reported last year, cancer has now been added
to the list of diseases receiving disinfection free. The following
Tables summarise the work carried out during the year:—
Disinfection in connection with Notifiable Diseases.
Number of rooms fumigated 502
Number of articles disinfected by steam 2,486
Number of articles destroyed 192
Disinfection in connection with Non-notifiable Diseases.
Disinfection of rooms and bedding, on request, after cases of no7inotifiable
disease (charge of 5s.):—
Number of rooms fumigated 80
Number of articles disinfected by steam 1,112
Amount received in respect there of £8 5s. 0d.
Disinfection of Books.—The arrangements mentioned in the
Report for 1930 regarding the disinfection of books issued through
the Middlesex County Council libraries in the district remain
unaltered. During the year, 366 books were so disinfected.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The year 1933 has been a momentous one in the history of the
Isolation Hospital. In the first place, the number of patients
treated (541) is a record, and shows the increased use to which the
Hospital was put during the year. Again, a decision was reached
regarding the immediate future use of the Hospital which may have
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