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Pulmonary Cases.
Of the 193 cases notified, 53 were beyond the scope of the Department
(25 cases being in institutions, 16 leaving Hampstead within a short
time and 12 being dead or dying), 5 were out-patients of Hospitals, 19
in-patients at Hospitals, Sanatoria or the Infirmary. 45 were being
treated by private doctors and 71 attended the Dispensary.
Non-Pulmonary Cases.
Of the 51 cases, 14 were beyond the scope of the Department,
19 being dead or dying, 3 having left Hampstead and 2 being Institution
cases. 3 were out-patients at Hospitals, 5 in-patients at Hospitals
or the Infirmary, 10 were being treated by private doctors and 19
attended the Dispensary.
Preventive and Curative Measures.
During the year no effort has been relaxed by the Department
on account of Tuberculosis. Disinfection has been carried out in all
cases ; re-disinfection in many cases. There is a far greater tendency
oil the part of the public now to inquire for disinfection and re-disinfection
after Tuberculosis. Some people seem inclined to carry
it to extremes and on more than one occasion people have
refused to take a house in Hampstead where Consumption has
occurred unless the Borough has disinfected the whole of the house ;
people not being merely content with that portion of the house occupied
solely by the patient.
The Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary
The action taken by the Department during 1916 varies little
from the preceding year. The same routine is gone through in each
case. The Public Health Department supervises the preventive side
and the Tuberculosis Dispensary the clinical side.
Our efforts have been hindered by the absence of Nurse Goodchild
on active service, but a temporary part-time nurse obtained from
the Kilburn and West Hampstead District Nursing Association has
been quite satisfactory. With the return of a full-time nurse I am of
opinion the work of the district will be enhanced.
During the year the agreement arrived at with Mount Vernon
Hospital, for linking up the tuberculosis work of the Borough with
that hospital, has been in operation.
Briefly the agreement with Mount Vernon is as follows :—
That in consideration of payments made by the Council to the
hospital, the hospital undertakes :
To nominate a junior member of their visiting staff as the
tuberculosis medical officer of the Borough of Hampstead. This
appointment to be annual.
The officer will be a part time officer and will fulfil all the
duties of the tuberculosis medical officer as outlined by the interim
report of the Departmental Committee and the Order of the Local
Government Board dated July 26th, 1912.