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Tuberculosis.
No new cases of this disease were notified during the
year but two deaths of old cases occurred, both Pulmonary,
and in the Brentford Union Infirmary.
This District is attached to No. 4 Area into which the
County of Middlesex is divided by the County Council for dispensary
treatment of this District, and the local District
Council provide gratuitous examination of samples of Sputum
for the detection of Tubercle Bacilli, an arrangement having
been made as previously mentioned, with the Clinical Research
Association for this purpose, also suitable cases are
sent to the Middlesex District Councils Conjoint Boards
Hospital at South Mimms, when approved of by myself, at
a cost to the Council of 4s. 3d. per patient per day, no charge
being made to the patient.
Vaccination.
As Public Vaccinator for the District I have again to
record the practical abolition of this precautioning measure
against Small Pox. It is very rarely now, that I am requested
or allowed to vaccinate a child. During the year I have only
vaccinated three children and no re-vaccinations.
Sanitary Circumstances of the District
These remain the same as mentioned in my previous
reports.
The question of Drainage and Sewerage was fully entered
upon in my last Annual Report. A public enquiry was held
at Bethams Schools on January 15th by Major J. Stewart,
R.E. The Greenford Council having presented a Petition
to the Local Government Board to issue a Provisional order
to empower the said Council to put in force, with reference
to certain lands required by them for purposes of Sewerage
disposal, etc., the powers of the Lands Clauses Acts with
respect to the purchase and taking of lands otherwise than
by Agreement.
The scheme proposed was fully described in my last
Annual Report, it is therefore not necessary to repeat it,
suffice it to say that the matter is still in abeyance,in the mean