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this man had infected meat pies and other preparations that he
had handled.
In all, seventeen cases in this Borough were associated
with the Croydon outbreak.
Tuberculosis.—Three hundred and forty-four new cases
were notified, compared with 347 in 1924. The death-rate,
0.63, was slightly lower than in the previous year.
The total number of cases upon the register at the end
of 1925 was 1666.
The report of the Tuberculosis Officer appears in the
Report. It is satisfactory to note the increase in domiciliary
visiting by Dr. Jordan, which, in my opinion, is of great importance.
Attention is drawn to the difficulties affecting advanced
cases of Tuberculosis.
One of the most difficult problems which confront us in
dealing with Tuberculosis is that of housing. Patients who have
received a course of treatment in a residential insti ution in many
cases return to homes where the unsatisfactory environment to a
great extent nullifies the benefit acquired by stay in an institution.
In a few cases the London County Council have given preference,
on our recommendation, to families containing a tuberculous
patient, for accommodation on one of their Estates, but these
form only a small proportion of the necessitous cases. It is
hoped that it will be possible for your Council to give priority
to suitable cases when the question of choosing tenants for the
houses on the Grove Park Housing Estate arises.
Maternity and Child Welfare.—The Health Visitors
made 22,027 home visits during the year, compared with 18,055
in the previous year. The number of visits, however, beats little
relation to the value of the work carried out, which lays chiefly
in the manner in which advice is given, and the pains taken to
impart information to the moihers. It is frequently necessary
to give practical help in the management and feeding of infants,
and I am satisfied that our Health Visiting staff possess both