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Two of the children who returned persistent positive results
were removed to hospital and, in several other cases, prolonged
treatment was necessary to render the patients free from
infection.
The standard of hygiene at the nursery concerned was
high and the matron gave the fullest co-operation throughout.
SCABIES.
During 1950 twenty-eight persons received treatment for
scabies. Of these twelve showed definite lesions, the remainder
being contacts in the same family.
VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
Only two persons, both school-children were treated for
headlice during the year. No case of body louse infestation
came under notice.
FOOD POISONING.
There were no outbreaks of food poisoning reported during
the year.
Two single cases, however, occurred. In each of these
the source of infection was almost certainly outside this area.