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with. The Dispensary works under the regulations of the
Central Fund for the promotion of Tuberculosis Dispensaries,
who provide three-quarters of the working expenses.
Only persons who cannot afford to pay for medical attendance
are received for treatment. The Medical Officer
works in cordial co-operation with the Medical Officer of
Health, and with the general medical practitioners in the
District. As mentioned above, 119 cases of Phthisis have
been notified by Dr. Short, the Medical Officer. A large
number of eases returning from Peppard Sanatorium place
themselves under the supervision of Dr. Short, but perhaps
the chief item in his work is examining all the members
of the family of every consumptive case dealt with. In
this way a large number of cases of incipient phthisis are
discovered and treated before the disease has gone too
far.
85. 20 spitting-flasks were supplied at cost price, 6d.,
compared with 22, 32, 23, 19, and 25, in the previous five
years.
Cancer.
86. There were 124 deaths from Cancer (Malignant
Tumour), giving a death-rate of 1.02, compared with 0.90,
0.83, 0.75, 0.93, and 0.88, in the five preceding years.
62 of the deaths were in males, and 62 in females. 12
only of the deaths were in persons under 45. The highest
mortality was in West Plumstead. The London death-rate
was 1.01 in 1910. More than one-third of the deaths
occurred in public institutions.
87. The following table shows the sex and region affected
in all cases of malignant disease :—