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Tuberculosis Regulations, 1908, 127 under the Regulations of
1911, and 186 other cases, of which total number, 129 were in East
Greenwich, 113 in West Greenwich, 97 in St. Nicholas, and 55 in
Charlton, of which total number again, 28 from East Greenwich,
13 from West Greenwich, 16 from St. Nicholas, and 9 from Charlton
were under treatment in an Institution. The ages of the
patients were 7 under one; 14 from one to five; 72 from five to
fifteen; 65 from fifteen to twenty-five; 143 from twenty-five to
forty-five; 79 from forty-five to sixty-five; and 14 over sixty-five
years.
One hundred and twelve specimens were forwarded by
Medical Practitioners for bacteriological investigation from
patients suspected to be consumptive; 112 were reported to be
negative and 22 positive.
Disinfection has been offered and carried out in 97 cases, including
114 rooms and 391 articles of bedding, etc.; disinfectant
has also been supplied to patients to disinfect sputum, etc., and
sputum pots where such are found necessary.
The coming of the National Insurance Act, 1911, with its
various and far-reaching provisions relating to Tuberculosis, has'
caused a considerable amount of attention to be devoted to that
subject during the year. Conferences have been held of all the
Metropolitan Boroughs, and again of such Councils and the London
County Council, in the endeavour to define the sphere of action of
the respective authorities when dealing with this question in
London, and the general principle which has been adopted is that
the London County Council should be the Central and co-ordinating
authority, and should themselves be made responsible for the
residential institutional treatment, whilst the various Metropolitan
Borough Councils should be the responsible authorities for providing
the local dispensary treatment. In connection with the
latter Institution, I am pleased to relate that this Council are now
negotiating for premises for the housing of such an Institution,
which, it is to be hoped, that at no very distant time will be
thoroughly equipped and in full working order. During the year