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Number of articles disinfected (steam disinfected) 54,183
Number of articles disinfected (formalin) 2,583
Number of books disinfected (formalin) 868
Number of articles destroyed 1,681
The Council maintains a Cleansing Station adjoining the
Disinfecting Station, where the cleansing of verminous persons and
the disinfection of their clothing, etc., is carried out.
This Authority also undertakes, under the terms of an agreement
with the London County Council, the disinfestation of school
children.
The following table shows the number of persons treated at
the Cleansing Station during 1932:—
Persons cleansed, verminous—
Adults—
Males
16
Females
1
Children—
Males
432
Females
2,030
Total
2,479
Persons cleansed, scabies—
Adults—
Males
21
Females
9
Children—
Males
1,027
Females
1,069
Total
2,126
TUBERCULOSIS.
Notification.
During the year, excluding duplicates, 314 cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis and 72 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were
notified. In addition to the cases notified, 76 additional cases came
to the knowledge of the Department in 1932, 29 discovered as the
result of information furnished by the death returns, 6 from
posthumous notifications, and 41 cases transferred from areas
outside the Borough. No case of wilful neglect or refusal to notify
occurred.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end
of 1932, and the changes which have taken place during the year,
are as follows:—