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Harpenden, Kingsnorth, Kearsney (Dover), Margate,
Northwood, Nayland, St. Leonards, Seaford, Seven
Oaks, Tilford, Tunbridge Wells, Torquay, and
Worthing.
It is gratifying to report that a large proportion of the cases
has benefited considerably; many remakable cures have been
effected, and the whole of the year's work has been carried out
without a single serious complaint.
LABORATORY WORK.
1,750 Bacteriological examinations of “ swabs ” for suspected
Diphtheria were undertaken in our own Laboratory.
449 “ swabs ” were examined at the Isolation Hospital.
Other pathological and bacteriological specimens were sent to
London and provincial laboratories for examination.
Diphtheria and other sera and vaccines were supplied free of
charge to Medical Practitioners as required.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
65 examinations have been made during the year upon
request of the various committees of the Town Council, in addition
to 127 examinations conducted on behalf of the Education Committee
as reported on p. 106.
VERMINOUS PERSONS
No facilities are yet available for the cleansing and disinfection
of verminous persons, but with the strict supervision of the
School Nurses the number of cases occurring in school children
is limited.
OUT-DOOR RELIEF.
The amount of poor relief paid by the West Ham Guardians
in the East Ham Relief Districts was £68,822, as compared with
£168,889 for the year ending December, 1926.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Small Pox.
There has been no case of this disease in the Borough since
1920. From time to time I am notified of contacts, whose home
address is in this Borough, with cases of Small Pox which
have occurred on board ship coming into the Docks. These