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Specimens sent to Clinical Research Association:
Faeces for Dysentery Positive 4
Negative 31
" " Typhoid Negative 1
Swabs for Diphtheria bacilli Negative 10
" " " , virulence Positive 2
Negative 2
" Vincents Angina Positive 1
!i " Gonococci Negative 1
Although it does not come within the purview of
this report, it might be noted that the new arrangement
whereby specimens for examination are sent to
the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale,
came into force on 1st. April, 1946. The operation
of the new service will be fully reported upon in
the Annual Report for 1946.
SCABIES AND LICE.- The previous arrangement whereby
patients requiring treatment for scabies or vermin
infestation were dealt with at the First Aid Post at
Grovelands, was discontinued on 30th June, 1945.
Arrangements were then made for the work to be
transferred to the Isolation Hospital, the treatment
being carried out by a specially appointed Operator.
This arrangement has proved satisfactory and
should continue.
Details of the work carried out during the year
were as follows:
116 patients were treated for scabies.
11 " " " " head lice.
It cannot be said that either scabies or lice
infestation present a serious problem in Southgate,
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