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were notified at so short an interval before death that the Public
Health Authority could not be of much assistance.
The report of the Tuberculosis Medical Officer, Dr. William
Brand, will be found on pages 17-28.
NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Measles and German Measles.
As these diseases are not notifiable in this Borough, we have
to depend on the schools returns of absentees, health visitors and
other agencies for information of cases.
84 deaths from measles were registered during the year
There were no deaths from German measles.
There is still much need of propaganda work to instil into the
minds of mothers the serious complications that may arise in a
case of measles. Every known case in the year under review has
been visited by the women sanitary inspectors, who insisted on
the strictest isolation as far as possible, and at the same time drew
attention to the danger of lung complications, and advised that the
private doctor be called in.
BACTERIOLOGY.
The bacteriological examinations required by the Borough of
Camberwell were carried out by the Pathological Department of
King's College Hospital, who have an agreement with this Council.
The work carried out for 1922 was as follows : —

Antitoxin.—Diphtheria antitoxin is kept at the Town Hall,
Dulwich Baths, and the Public Health Department, 35, Brunswick
Square, for the use of medical practitioners attending cases in the
Borough. All the medical men in the Borough were circularised
that antitoxin, both in curative cases and for prophylactic purposes,
were available at the above-named addresses. The quantity supplied
during the year was 36,500 units. This amount is absurdly
small taking into consideration the number of cases notified.