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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wood Green 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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| National Temperance Hospital | — | 1 |
| North Middlesex County Hospital | 19 | — |
| Northern Hospital, Winchmore Hill | 2 | — |
| Old Manor House, Broadstairs | 1 | — |
| Royal National Hospital, Ventnor | 1 | — |
| Royal National Sanatorium, Bournemouth | 1 | — |
| Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate | — | 2 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 1 | — |
| St. Luke's Hospital, Chelsea | 1 | — |
| 70 | 4 |
BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK.
The bacteriological examination of specimens from the borough is carried out at the Joint Isolation Hospital, and during 1936 the following examinations were made:—
| Positive. | Negative. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 117 | 1,494 | 1,611 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 21 | 113 | 134 |
| Enteric | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Others | — | — | — |
| 139 | 1,610 | 1,749 |
DISINFECTION, Etc.
The number of articles dealt with at the Disinfecting Station during the year was as follows:—
| Articles disinfected after tuberculosis | 239 | |
| ,, ,, ,, other infectious diseases | 3,014 | |
| cancer | 87 | |
| 3,340 | ||
| ,, disinfested of vermin | 553 |