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PHTHISIS.
The total number o£ cases of Phthisis notified daring the year under
consideration was 712, of which 322 were notified by the Poor Law
Medical Officers, 321 by Hospitals, and 69 by Private Practitioners.
Although the number of notifications of Phthisis is increasing, it bears
however, a very small proportion to the whole in the district, which must
exceed 4,000. The mortality from the disease in this borough is very
high and is largely to be accounted for by the poverty and distress of
many of the inhabitants, especially those who are casual workers. The
unclean and careless habits of our casual poor render them particularly
prone to Phthisis. They are often housed in debased and illventilated
rooms, mostly very verminous. Other causes are generally present such
as overcrowding, insufficient food, intemperate habits and miserable
surroundings.
The steps taken in this borough in regard to Phthisis will be shown
by the following questions and answers.
Questions.
Hospitals for In-treatment (in
Borough aud outside).
Names of hospitals, homes for
the dying, and other institutions
receiving in-patients suffering
from tuberculosis, with number of
beds provided for this purpose.
Charitable Societies and Dispensaries,
&c., for Out-patients, Home
Treatment, Visiting, &c.
Names of tuberculosis dispensaries
and general dispensaries
and out-patient departments treating
cases of tuberculosis, and the
number of tuberculous patients
treated in the course of a year.
Answers.
In Borough.— Guy's hospital, Evelina
hospital.
Outside Borough.—A large nnmber
of institutions.
No definite number of beds set
apart for tuberculous cases.
In Borough.—South London Dispensary,
Lambeth Road (9
cases), Surrey Dispensary, Gt.
Dover Street (107 cases), Saint
Margaret's Dispensary, New
Kent Road (12 cases), Surrey
Row Dispensary (2 cases).
Outside Borough.—A large number
of institutions.
No definite number of beds set
apart for tuberculous cases.