London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wood Green 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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53
Articles Destroyed 106
Number of Rooms disinfected 293
After Phthisis 122
„ Cancer 3
,, Scabies 1
,, Vermin 2
421
In addition the whole of the Schools have been disinfected
during the Midsummer and Christmas Holidays, and the Wards
of the Passmore Edwards Hospital after Erysipelas.
Visits to Infectious cases 304
Enquiries into suspicious cases of illness 261
Visits to Tuberculosis cases 194
Visits to Verminous cases 31
(Reported from the Education Department.)
REMOVALS TO HOSPITAL.
Hornsey Isolation Hospital:—
Scarlet Fever 159
Diphtheria 57
The drains and fittings of all the houses where a case of
Diphtheria or Enteric Fever has occurred have been tested and
any defects removed.
Slaughter-Houses and Food Inspection.
The number of Slaughterhouses on the Register remains as in
previous years, viz:—
Four Licensed Slaughterhouses (under P.H.A., 1875).
One Licensed Slaughterhouse (under P.H.A.A.A., 1890).