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In this way, tuberculosis contributed a total death-rate of 1.40 per
thousand of our own population, or 13.8 per cent. of all the deaths, excluding
Belgians and strangers; it was 11.2 last year.
The Senior Woman Inspector paid to consumptives 430 visits and revisits
during the year, compared with 518 the year before, and also 49 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, as before, some overlapping of visits with those of the County
official.
Tuberculosis Meat and Milk. See Section VI of this Report.
Institutional Accommodation. I have received the following
information with reference to this:—
(1) Edmonton Workhouse and Old Infirmary.—A few chronic cases
are retained here, but all cases likely to benefit are transferred to Grosvenor
Sanatorium, Kennington, near Asliford, Kent.
(2) Refugee Cases.—These are sent to an institution provided by the
Metropolitan Asylums Board, usually Bromley House, Bow.
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS,
1912.
The total number of patients notified under these regulations was 203—
119 males and 84 females. The number of notifications was 310. Amongst
the Belgian refugees there were three persons notified, all males, by five
notifications; all for pulmonary tuberculosis; not included in tables below:—