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Nursing.—Nursing assistance is provided by the Council for cases of pneumonia,
and during the year 25 cases were nursed, 603 visits being paid by the nurses of the
local nursing associations. The total cost to the Council was £37 13s. 9d.
Anti-Pneumococcal Serum.—During the year the Council provided, free of
charge, anti-pneumococcal serum (Felton's) for the treatment of persons suffering
from pneumonia to those medical practitioners who considered this form of treatment
suitable. The total cost to the Council was £32 8s. 0d.
Tuberculosis.
The Council's Tuberculosis Service, which is under the general administrative
control of the Medical Officer of Health, is in charge of a whole-time tuberculosis
officer. He is assisted by three assistant medical officers who are whole-time officers
in the service of the Council but spend three half-days per week in tuberculosis work
and eight half-days in maternity and child welfare. There are also three wholetime
tuberculosis health visitors, one clerk-dispenser, who acts as secretary to the
Care Committee, and one clerk.
Notifications.—During the year 217 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 36
cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified. These figures exclude 37 duplicate
notifications. The ward incidence of notified cases of tuberculosis was as
follows. In each case the first figure is the pulmonary figure and the second, the
non-pulmonary:—
Dockyard, 10 and Nil; St. Mary's, 7 and 2; River, 20 and 3; St. George's, 12
and Nil; Burrage, 6 and 1; Herbert, 10 and 1; Glyndon, 13 and 3; St. Margaret's,
18 and 1; Central, 10 and 5; St. Nicholas, 31 and 8; Abbey Wood, 14 and 2;
Well Hall, 16 and 2; Avery Hill, 20 and 2; Sherard, 30 and 6.
In order that the register may be correctly maintained, it is necessary to delete
from the register all those who have died, or have been lost sight of, or who have
removed to other areas, or who are regarded as cured, or those in whom the diagnosis
was not confirmed, and to add to it new cases, lost eases found again, cured cases
who relapse and transfers from other areas. The number of transfers to Woolwich
was 48 and the number from Woolwich was 75. The following Table No. 51 shows
the changes which took place in the register during the year