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As the agreement with the Guardians had lapsed, my Council received no
remuneration for the nurses provided for those unfortunate persons.
The cases were most numerous in October, November and December.
In September, the Enfield and Edmonton Joint Hospital Board was asked
if accommodation could be found for delirious cases of erysipelas, as two such
cases had recently caused us much trouble, and the Guardians offered no
provision for them.
PHTHISIS MO OTHER TUBERCULOUS DISEASES.
The deaths from phthisis numbered 74 (excluding Belgians), as compared
with 72, 60 and 45 during 1913-12-11. The death-rate from the disease is
therefore 1.09 per thousand. Of these deaths, 24 occurred among residents of
the district in the Edmonton workhouse. The total deaths from phthisis in the
Strand and Edmonton workhouses in the district numbered 90 (including three
Belgians), or six less than last year.
The other tubercular diseases together accounted for 21 deaths, giving a
death-rate of 0.31 per thousand. Of these deaths five occurred among residents
of the district in the Edmonton workhouse. The total deaths from these
diseases in the Strand and Edmonton workhouses in the district numbered 13,
or one more than last year. There were no Belgian deaths from these diseases.
In this way, tuberculosis contributed a total death-rate of 1.39 per thousand
of the population, or marly 13 per cent. of all the deaths; this was the same as the
previous year.
The Senior Woman Inspector visits the houses not only where deaths have
occurred, but where cases of phthisis have been notified, and she leaves a card
of printed instructions, after giving such advice as she thinks may be useful.
She paid on this account 552 visits and re-visits during the year, compared
with 495 the year before, and also 57 visits and re-visits to other cases of
tubercle. The disinfection of the room lately occupied by the patient, and of
his clothes and bedding is carried out. There was some overlapping of visits
with those of the County official.
Tuberculous Meat and Milk.—See Section VI. of this Report.
Institutional Accommodation.—I have received the following information
with reference to this:
(1) Edmonton Workhouse. Medical Officer (Dr. Mort) states that
there is no accommodation here. All cases, on being diagnosed, are transferred
to the Infirmary.