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2.—Action taken during the Year.—This was practically the
same as that taken during 1912, and may be summarised as follows:
1. Disinfection of rooms and articles infected by tuberculous
patients. The number of such rooms disinfected during
1913 was 462.
2. Inspection of dwellings occupied by persons suffering
from tuberculosis with a view to the removal of any
condition likely to prejudice the patient or lead to the
spread of the disease.
3. Instruction in the measures to be observed by the patient
and relatives to prevent the spread of the disease.
4. The gratuitous supply of sputum flasks; the number of
flasks thus supplied were 61.
In the month of February, 1913, I presented a report on the
provision of tuberculosis dispensaries for the Borough of Hackney.
A copy of the report may be found in the Appendix.
3.—Hospital Accommodation.
The following table sets out in detail the Sanatorium and
Hospital accommodation provided by the Hackney Board of
Guardians for Poor Law cases of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The following Table gives the number of cases of tuberculosis
notified respectively amongst Insured and Non-insured persons
under the Insurance Act, 1911.