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occurred in East Greenwich, 25 pulmonary and 4 non-pulmonary
in West Greenwich, 18 pulmonary and 2 non-pulmonary in St.
Nicholas, 51 pulmonary and 11 non-pulmonary in Charlton and
Kidbrooke. The various ages of the patients were as follow:—
Pulmonary cases: one to five, 3 cases; five to fifteen, 6 cases;
fifteen to twenty-five, 48 cases; twenty-five to forty-five, 48 cases;
forty-five to sixty-five, 21 cases; and 2 cases over sixty-five;
whilst the Non-pulmonary were: between one and five, 4 cases;
five to fifteen, 12 cases; fifteen to twenty-five, 5 cases; twenty-five
to forty-five, 9 cases; forty-five to sixty-five, 1 case and over 65
years, 1 case.
Three hundred and ninety specimens were forwarded by medical
practitioners for bacteriological investigation from patients suspected
to be consumptive; 338 were reported to be negative and
52 positive.
Disinfection has been offered and carried out in 80 cases,
including 145 rooms and 487 articles of bedding, etc.; disinfectant
has been supplied to patients to disinfect sputum pots, etc., where
necessary.
DISINFECTION OF PREMISES.
The disinfection of rooms from which patients suffering from
notifiable infectious diseases have been removed is carried out by
means of the formaldehyde spray. For other than notifiable conditions
disinfection is carried out on request, and a charge made
according to the circumstances of the case. Bedding and wearing
material are removed to the Disinfecting Station, Tunnel Avenue,
and are there submitted to steam disinfection. Books are now
treated with Formalin.
The following returns show in detail the amount of work performed
during the year by the Disinfecting Staff:—