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Holy Trinity School, Forest Hill, 15th March.
Kilmorie Road Council School, loth March.
Lewisham Bridge Council School, 8th March.
Northbrook School, Lee, 28th February and 4th July.
Plassy Road Council School, 27th February and 15th May.
Rathfern Road Council School, 15th March, 4th May, and
15th November.
St. Mary's School, Lewisham, 8th February, 15th March,
and 24th May.
St. Mary Magdalene R.C. School, Brockley, 21st March.
St. Phillip's School, Wells Road, Sydenham, 1st February
and 25th May.
St. Stephen's School, Lewisham, 15th March and 11th
November.
Sandhurst Road Council School, 15th March.
Stillness Road Council School, 15th March and 24th May.
Torridon Road Council School, 15th March.
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 348 notifications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
were received, relating to 213 fresh cases. 95 of these
cases were notified by Poor Law Medical Officers, 89 by the
Medical Officers of various Hospitals and Sanatoria, and 29
voluntarily by medical practitioners.
In some instances of voluntarily notified cases, requests
were made by the medical practitioner certifying, that no visit
should be made to the home by officers of the Public Health
Department.
From the remainder, 165 cases were selected in which
it was thought a visit would be beneficial, and the women
inspectors made 218 visits for this purpose, giving advice as
to precautions to be adopted in the home. Of the 165 cases so
visited, it was found that in 92 instances previous cases of the
disease had existed in the same family. In many cases it was
found to be difficult to obtain separate sleeping accommodation
for the sufferer, and of the 165 cases visited separate