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St Giles (Camden) 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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duties of the Community with regard to Tuberculosis;"
"Rabies;" "The Functions of a Bacteriologist in a
Public Health Department;" "The Treatment of Infectious
Diseases in General Hospitals;" "Increase of
Lunacy Cases;" "A Few Causes of the Increase of Lunacy
in Ireland;" "A Discussion on Lunacy;" "Disinfection
versus Quarantine for the attendance of Puerperal Fever;"
"Ophthalmia;" "The Prevalence of Ophthalmia in
Ireland;" "Some Bacteriological Aspects of Animal
Vaccine with Lantern Demonstrations ;" "The Management
of the Sick in Workhouse Hospitals;" "The
Management of Workhouse Hospitals;" "Hospital
Reform treated chiefly from a Sanitary point of view;"
Distribution of Cancer in England;" "Some Aspects of
Child Life;" "Defective Infant Life;" "Popular
Education in the Laws of Health;" "Administrative
Aspect of Marking of Meat;" "Defect in the Door-Bin
System;" "Real Improvement in Sanitation for the
Working Classes;" "Observations made in the Anthropological
Laboratory of Trinity College, Dublin;" "Slaughter
Houses."
Section B, "Chemistry and Climatology" was presided
over by Professor J. W. Moore, M.D., F.R.C.P.I., and his
opening address referred chiefly to the climatology of the
City of Dublin.
The following papers were also read and discussed:—
"Kingstown as a Health Resort;" "Valentia as a Health
Resort;" "Climatology of Valentia Island;" "Remarks
in connection with the National Hospital for Consumption
for Ireland with some Meteorological and other Statistics;"