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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
"Including those notified privately in previous years,,
the Inspectors have on their register for visiting 59 cases.
"They report that in only one case visited is a proper
spit bottle being used, and that in all the other cases rag or
paper is used.
"The latter is not nearly so satisfactory a means of
disposal of expectoration, as a fire for destruction is not
always available. I am of opinion that if the Council saw
fit to supplv spit bottles much good would result."
From 1st January to 31st December, 317 cases were notified,
49 of these belonging to Clapham, 18 to Putney, 47 to Streatham,.
22 to Tooting, and 122 to Wandsworth, and in 59 cases the home
address was not stated.
The following Table shows the number of these cases received,
and also the number of times the cases were notified :—
TABLE LXI.
Clapham.
Putney.
Streatham.
Tooting.
Wandsworth.
Unknown.
Total,
One Notification
27
8
26
14
67
59
201
Two Notifications
16
7
14
5
41
...
83
Three Notifications
5
2
6
3
10
...
26
Four Notifications
1
...
1
...
3
...
5
Six Notifications
...
1
...
...
1
...
2
49
18
47
22
122
59
317
It will be noted that 201 cases were notified once; 151 of
these were on Form A by the Medical Officers of Poor Law institutions
and 50 on Form B by the District Medical Officers.