London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Fulham 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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4. The furnishing for the use of the poor person, on
loan, or otherwise, any appliance, apparatus, or utensil
which will be of assistance for the purpose of any precaution
against infection;
5. The providing and publishing or distributing in the
form of placards, handbills, or pamphlets suitable summaries
of information on instructions respecting pulmonary
tuberculosis and the precautions to be taken in preventing
the spread of that disease.
The following notifications under these regulations were received during 1909:—
| (a) Notifications respecting Inmates of Poor Law Institutions suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. | |||
| 1. In Institutions in Fulham | 233 | ||
| 2. In Institutions outside Fulham | 29 | ||
| 262 | |||
| Renotifications | 34 | ||
| Total number of Inmates of Poor Law Institutions notified | 228 | ||
| (b) Notifications of persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis received from District Medical Officers | 174 | ||
| Number of persons, notified bv District Medical Officers, who were removed to Fulham Infirmary and are included among the notified inmates | 133 | ||
| Number of persons notified by District Medical Officers not removed to Infirmary and not included under (a) | 41 | ||