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whenever the District Medical Officer can get them to go there;
thus 92 cases were so sent during the year, 12 came back to their
homes again, and three were re-admitted.
Fourteen died in the Infirmary, and nine in their own homes.
It will thus be seen that of the total number of deaths from
Phthisis (99) belonging to the district only 23 were poor-law cases.
In the case of the other deaths disinfection has been carried out
as in the poor-law cases. The following is a copy of the card of
instructions referred to:—
LEYTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Rules to be observed by those suffering from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Phthisis, or
Consumption.
The above is an infectious disease caused by a germ, the
Tubercle Bacillus. This germ is principally found in the
expectoration or spit of a consumptive person. It is also
given off in the spray emitted during coughing. From these
two sources, on drying, it is carried on particles of dust through
the atmosphere, to be inhaled or swallowed by anyone breathing
such atmosphere, or eating or drinking food or drink on which