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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER
DISEASES.
Isolation Accommodation in the County.
As I stated in my Report for 1935 it was learned early in 1936 that the
draft scheme as submitted by the Middlesex County Council and amended by
the Ministry of Health had been finally approved by the Minister. The position
now is that the Council have decided that they will not oppose the scheme
provided that the suggested accommodation is made available by means of a
Joint Hospital Board. It is unknown officially what attitude the other
component Authorities in the proposed Joint Board take up as regards this
scheme. No further advance was made iu the scheme during the year.
The Isolation Hospital.
Towards the end of 1936 owing to cases of mumps occurring in patients
in the Isolation Hospital suffering from other diseases two or three of the wards
had to be put in quarantine and it was found impossible to admit several cases
of scarlet fever which required hospital treatment. These cases were admitted
either to the Isolation Hospital of the Borough of Willesden or the Isolation
Hospital of the Ealing and Chiswick Joint Board as follows:—
1 case of scarlet fever, to Willesden ;
8 cases of scarlet fever, to Ealing.
The difficulty referred to in my last Report in the proper isolation of
suspicious cases continues because of the lack of cubicle accommodation. It
will, therefore, be an advantage when the question of the isolation accommodation
in this area generally is finally settled.
Provision of Antitoxin.
The Council provides antitoxin free to local medical practitioners for
cases of diphtheria in the district. During 1936 144,000 units were supplied
in this way.
The Ministry of Health has also sanctioned the supply of tetanus antitoxin
by the Council to local practitioners if such is required. In 1936 12,000
units were supplied.
Diphtheria and tetanus antitoxin can always be obtained at the Health
Department during office hours or at the Isolation Hospital at other times.
Vaccination.
The total number of successful vaccination certificates received during
the year was 312.
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