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and steps were taken to, as far as possible, deal with the situation,
and the continuance of the cases came to an end.
During the year 25 cases of this disease have been notified, 16
being in East Greenwich, 6 in West Greenwich, 2 in St. Nicholas,
and 1 in Charlton, of which cases it has only been necessary that
one should receive In-patient treatment at the Hospital. The
others have been dealt with by the nurses at the patients' homes,
or in some cases as Out-patients at the Miller Hospital.
Isolation Shelter. As stated in another part of this report
the Shelter was used during the year for the purpose of housing a
Leprosy patient and his wife who waited upon him. In the latter
part of the year arrangements were made with the London County
Council that a portion of this Shelter should be set aside for the
purpose of cleansing children who were stated to be in a dirty or
verminous condition. A small "Reck" Disinfecting apparatus
was purchased and installed on these premises, so that
children's clothing might be properly disinfected whilst they were
having the necessary bath and personal cleansing, and under this
scheme, which came into force on 1st October, until the end of the
year, 28 children were dealt with, receiving a total of 68 baths.
Contacts. Intimation was received from the Medical Officer
of Health of the various Fort Sanitary Authorities respecting 18
persons who had been in contact with Small-pox, Plague or Yellow
Fever, as the case might be, and each person was kept under observation
for the usual period.
Glanders. Under the Glanders Order, notification has been
made to this authority during the year with respect to one outbreak
of Glanders. Enquiries have been made, and no human Glanders
has appeared to result therefrom.
Glanders, Anthrax and Hydrophobia. No notification of
any case of these diseases in man has been received during the year.
Consumption. During the year there were 394 cases of Consumption
notified in the Borough, 81 of these being under the