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(b) Immunisation.—Immunisation against diphtheria is still
being carried out among members of the nursing and administrative
staff.
(c) Lectures.—The information regarding lectures set out in
last year's Annual Report still holds good.
Cross-Infection —Although two cases were admitted to the
diphtheria ward incubating other diseases (measles and scarlet
fever) and one to the scarlet fever ward (measles), not a single case
of cross-infection occurred in the hospital throughout the year.
This is particularly encouraging, and I should like to congratulate
the staff upon achieving such a result.
Return Cases.—Only one "return case," i.e., a case of
scarlet fever occurring in a home within 28 days after the return
to the home of a case of that disease from the Isolation Hospital,
occurred among the 181 cases discharged from hospital during the
year. This gives a Return Case Rate of .55 per cent., one of the
lowest ever recorded at the hospital.
Transfers to and from other Hospitals.—The following
transfers occurred during the year:—
From the Prince of Wales's Hospital 19 cases
,, North Middlesex County Hospital 8 ,,
,, Wood Green and Southgate Hospital
1 case
Total 28 cases
To the North Middlesex County Hospital 3 cases
,, Hornsey, Finchley and Wood Green
Isolation Hospital 1 case
Total 4 cases
Visiting.—The arrangements for visiting patients remain
unaltered and still appear satisfactory.
Difficulty is occasionally encountered in dealing with visitors,
but so far, the privileges granted by the Committee have never had
to be refused.
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