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it should be mentioned that all old patients were "followed
up" during the year and that in no instance was any case
diagnosed as non-malignant found to present any symptom to
cause a change of opinion.
PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF.
The only change in the personnel of the Department was
the appointment in March of Mr. F. A. Brown (Grade A Clerk)
vice Mr. A. M. Smith, who was transferred to the Borough
Engineer's Department.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General. No provision is made by the Council.
(b) For Infectious Diseases. Arrangements are made with
the Blackheath and Charlton District Nursing Association : St.
John the Divine Home, Deptford, and the Ranyard Nurses for
nursing selected cases of Measles, Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
Influenza, Dysentery, Epidemic Diarrhaœ, Malaria and Pneumonia, upon an intimation from the Public Health Department.
The Council's Health Visitors also give advice and assist as far
as possible.
Midwives.—No district midwives are employed or subsidised by the Council. There are 28 practising in the district.
Laboratory Work.—The long-standing arrangement with
the Bacteriological Department of the Seamen's Hospital has been
in force throughout the year, whereby that Institution carried out
all necessary pathological and bacteriological work for this
Department, other than under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
and in this connection 2,533 specimens have been examined for
Diphtheria, 11 for Typhoid Fever, 408 for Tuberculosis, and 18
for other various conditions.
Fuller details respecting results of the examinations of
these specimens will be found under the different headings of
the individual diseases.
Thirty Tubes of Diphtheria Anti-toxin, containing a total
of 240,000 units of serum, have been supplied during the year
to Medical Practitioners for the treatment of patients suffering
from this disease.