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each year since 1912. The details &s to Ward distribution, age
and sex will be found in the report of the M,ed5cal Officer of
Health.
Year.
Notifications.
Incidence
per 1000.
Deaths.
Death Rate
per 1000.
1912 394 4.1 172 1.80
1913 281 2.9 112 1.15
1914 308 3.2 129 1.35
1915 432 4.4 154 1.60
1916 223 2.1 132 1.40
1917 268 2.6 182 2.01
1918 267 2.6 146 1.62
1919 300 2.9 141 1.35
1920 264 2.5 120 1.14
1921 263 2.6 119 1.18
Home Conditions.—Owing to the prevailing distress caused
through unemployment and the continued housing shortage, the
home conditions of the patients show little improvement. Much
overcrowding exists, and is unavoidable. Following up the inquiry
of last year, the sleeping accommodation of 300 patients suffering
from Pulmonary Tuberculosis was noted as follows:—
143 were sharing a bed.
91 had a separate bed, but not a separate room.
66 had a separate bed and a separate room.
The four shelters provided by the Council were in constant
use, and more shelters might possibly be provided if more patients
could be induced to sleep in them. The shelters are occupied by
three males and one female.
Every effort is made by the nurses to encourage patients to
have their bedroom windows open, and to live the "open-air life"
as far as practicable.
The need for accommodation for advanced cases is still
claimant, but at present it seems impossible to obtain this, and'
the only alternative advice that can be offered is to refer such
cases to the workhouse.
Dealing with the Dispensary itself, 925 new patients were
examined during the year. The sources from which these patients
came will be found in the following table:—