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2.—Action taken during the Year.
This was practically the same as that taken during 1913, and
may be summarised as follows:—
1. Disinfection of rooms and articles infected by tuberculous
patients.
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 relative to prevent the spread of the disease.
4. The gratuitous supply of sputum flasks ; the number of
flasks thus supplied was 73.
In the month of September I presented a report to the Public
Health Committee containing my views on a complete scheme of
Tuberculosis Dispensary treatment for the Borough of Hackney.
This scheme was afterwards adopted by the Borough Council and
forwarded to the Local Government Board and the County Council
for their approval. Their approval was subsequently given to the
scheme as a whole, subject to certain slight alterations in detail.
A copy of the report will 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 (page 64).
The following Table gives the number of cases of tuberculosis
notified respectively amongst Insured and Non-Insured persons
under the National Insurance Act, 1911 (page 63).