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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations
1925, Public Health Act 1925, Section 62:—No action was necessary
either in regard to Tuberculous employees in the milk
trade or in regard to persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis
who required compulsory removal to hospital.
Of the 40 deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 20 died outside
the district (12 males and 8 females), i.e., notification of
death was transferred to Wimbledon. Of the 7 Non-Pulmonary
deaths, 3 males and 1 female died outside the district.
Of the 7 non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis deaths, 3 were due
to Meningitis, 2 to Peritonitis, and one each to Spine and
Enteritis.
LABORATORY WORK.
The Municipal Laboratory was re-opened towards the end
of March 1927 (v. p. 5). The work undertaken consisted
of the examinations of nose and throat swabs of patients
in the Isolation Hospital, of "contacts" in certain public
elementary schools, and of a few isolated "contacts."
1048 examinations had been made by the end of 1927 by
the medical staff.
Bacteriological examinations of pathological specimens and
the use of antitoxin were first undertaken in the Wimbledon
area about 1896.
The number of specimens of throat swabs, sputum and
blood submitted by the general practitioners of the Borough to
Mr. J. H. Johnston, M.Sc., F.I.G., for bacteriological examination
during the year in doubtful cases of diphtheria, pulmonary
tuberculosis and typhoid fever, and the result of such examinations
are given below.
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