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Bacteriological Examinations.
three of cerebro-spinal fever, three of meningitis admitted
as cerebro-spinal fever, one of mumps, and one of
whooping cough. Amongst these there were three
three deaths, two of meningitis and one of cerebro-spinal
fever.
The total cost of the Hospital for the year April,
1919 to March, 1920, was £4,467, or an average cost
for each patient for food, medical and nursing attendance
of 9s. per day. As the food itself cost £1,087
in the same time the average cost of food for each
patient or each member of the staff was 1s. 7d. per day.
This figure indicates very economical management.
Local Acts, Adoptive Acts, etc.
The Ealing Corporation Act, 1905, confers certain
additional powers on the Council with respect to certain
sanitary matters, the provision of dustbins, the drainage
of houses by combined operation, the control of tuberculosis
milk, etc. Other Acts which have been adopted
by the Council are:
Public Heath Acts (Amendment Act), 1890.
Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890.
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1907.
Bacteriological Examinations.
The Council has for some years arranged for specimens
from suspected or actual cases of diphtheria, tuberculosis
and typhoid fever being sent by medical practitioners
to the Lister Institute for examination. Bacteriological
examinations from cases of certain of the infectious
diseases are most important in determining when the
patients are free from infection, for example in typhoid
fever and diphtheria, and every encouragement is given