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No cases of Cerebro-spinal fever, or Acute Polioencephalitis
were notified during the year 1921.
Ophthalmia neonatorum: no cases.
The total deaths of cases notified during the year were
as follows:—Diphtheria, one aged 5 years; Enteric fever, one
aged 19 years; and Pneumonia four, aged 3, 30, 43, and 80
years. Pulmonary tuberculosis seven, three males aged 27,
53 and 68 years; four females aged 11, 14, 14 and 28 years.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Fifty-one primary notifications of Tuberculosis were
received during the year, of which number 40 referred to
pulmonary cases.
Seventeen notifications were received from Medical
Officers relating to patients admitted to Sanatoria and 11
to those discharged.
The notification of Tuberculosis by Medical Practitioners
is carried out in a satisfactory manner, and of the 17
deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis during the year 14 have
been notified in this District.
During the year 42 specimens of sputum were sent to
the Kent County Laboratory, Maidstone, to be examined for
the tubercle bacillus; 16 of these were positive.
The Health Visitor makes periodical visits to every
house where cases are notified, and, where necessary, paper
handkerchiefs, disinfectant and soap are supplied. The number
of visits paid to these cases was 230.
Disinfection is carried out when the patient vacates
the room.