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Diagnosis Outfits.—The diagnosis outfits provided by
the Council for the use of the medical practitioners in the
District for sending morbid specimens from suspected cases of
Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Phthisis to St. George's Hospital
for bacteriological examination and report have been made
extensive use of, and continue to prove of great service in
establishing a correct diagnosis in these diseases, to the advantage
of the general public health, as well as of those more
immediately concerned.
During the year, 2i.i specimens were sent and reports
received as follows:—

N.B.—These were not all from different cases, but in many instances,
chiefly of Diphtheria, were further specimens taken from the same cases
at intervals for re.examination to determine when the case in question
ceased to be infectious. In many cases this has to be repeated several
times before a negative result is reported.
Diphtheria Antitoxin.—The supply of diphtheria antitoxin
provided by the Council and kept available for use at any
time at the Council's Offices has been made full use of as occasion
required, to the great advantage of those suffering from the
disease and the public in general.
Handbills Concerning Infectious Diseases.—Handbills
giving instructions as to the danger of, and precautions to
be taken to avoid spreading infection in, cases of Phthisis,
Measles, and Whooping Cough—not being notifiable diseases —
are always kept in readiness, and have been left at all houses
where it came to my knowledge that these diseases were
present; and, in the case of the two latter, have also been