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of the larger number of injections required to secure protection. It
is hoped that before long a two-injection method may be available
and this should encourage more parents to take advantage of the
protection against the disease.
INOCULATION AGAINST TYPHOID FEVER.
Only two applications, adults, were received during 1943 and
these received the necessary courses of injections.
At the beginning of the year the 347 persons who had received a
course of injections in 1942, were invited to have a further one injection.
143 responded and received this additional precautionary injection.
The balance of those invited either declined to avail themselves of
the offer, or did not attend.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL.
The Infectious Diseases Hospital was busy during the year, mainly
as a result of the scarlet fever epidemic.
During 1943 the Council adopted the application of the First
Report of the Nurses Salaries Committee under the chairmanship
of Lord Rushcliffe.
CLEANSING STATION.
During the year the Borough Cleansing Station has been well
used, the majority of treatments being for scabies. Two alterations
in the method of treatment have been adopted (a) following upon the
recommendations contained in the Ministry of Health Circular 2,831,
lethane hair oil has been used for the treatment of head lice and (b)
benzyl-benzoate emulsion substituted for the previous sulphur treatment
of scabies.
A full time male cleansing attendant is employed, but although
a female cleansing attendant was appointed during the year, she
subsequently relinquished her position and it has not been possible
to replace her. Consequently, the duties which she carried out at
the cleansing station have been undertaken by nursing auxiliaries
of the First-Aid Post Service.
BOROUGH ACCIDENT AND GENERAL PURPOSES
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
This service, which although transferred to the control of the
Medical Officer of Health in 1941, continued to be manned by the
personnel of the National Fire Service until the 17th June, 1943,
when the Accident Ambulance was transferred from the Fire Station,
Mortlake High Street, to Essex House, Station Road, Barnes, and