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What is good for the cure of consumption is good for the
prevention of consumption. People who keep their windows
open and their houses and bodies scrupulously clean, and abstain
from the excessive use of beer, wine, or spirits are doing a good
deal to keep away consumption.
Any one of the following disinfectants will be found
reliable.
Carbolic Acid, i tablespoonful pure acid
well mixed with § pint water.
Izal table spoonful, mixed with 3 pints water
Cyllin „ „ 3 „
Kerol „ „ 3 „
Lysol „ „ 1½ „
Meredith Young, M.D.
Medical Officer of Health.
Public Health Department,
24, Somerset Street, Portman Square, W.
During the year 1908 the Brompton Hospital for
Consumption and Diseases of the Chest have had under
consideration by their Committee a scheme for the voluntary
notification of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and the detection
of contact cases in the early stage of the disease. The system
is, briefly, that upon the patient giving his consent the case
will be notified' to the Medical Officer of Health for the
district in which the patient resides. Facilities are very
kindly afforded by the Hospital Committee to the Medical
Officer of Health to send any suspected case of phthisis occurring
among inmates in the patient's home to the Hospital where he
will be examined, and receive advice on hygienic or medicinal
measures. The scheme was naturally warmly welcomed by
your Medical Officer of Health, and a number of certificates
have accordingly been received and dealt with by the Public
Health Department. An endeavour has been made, on the
suggestion of a member of the St. Marylebone Health Society,
to have this system extended to the various other Hospitals in
London at which Pulmonary Phthisis is treated. It is believed
that the Medical Officer of Health for the County is using his
best endeavours at the present time to secure the operation of
this extended system.