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Barnet 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. SECTION 172, COMPULSORY REMOVAL
TO HOSPITAL OF CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
No action was necessary under the above Section,
DIPHTHERIA IMMU NISATION.
Up to the 30th June 1948. 183 children completed the full course of
Immunisation, as followss:-
Under 5 years of age: 170
5-14 years of age: 13
In addition, 153 children received a third (booster) injection.
No information is available from Herts County Council for the remaining hal:
of the year "'hen they took over.
SCABIES (PUBLIC HEALTH) NO. 1 ORDER. 1944,
| Adults, | Schoolchildren, | Under 5 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treated at Cleansing Station: | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Treated at homes | 6 | - | 4 |
| TOTALS | 17 | 4 | 5 |
In addition to the above, 3 adults, 4 schoolchildren and 1 child under 5
years of age, who were close contacts with notified cases, received precautionary
treatments at the Cleansing Station.
I am,
Yours faithfully,
ARTHUR L. HYATT, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P.
ACTING MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.