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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations
1925, Public Health Act 1925. Section 62:— No action was
necessary either in regard to Tuberculous employees in the
milk trade or in regard to persons suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis who required compulsory removal to hospital.
Of the 35 deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 14 died
outside the district (8 males and 6 females), i.e., notification
of death was transferred to Wimbledon. Of the 10 NonPulmonary
deaths, 2 males and 2 females died outside the
district.
Of the 10 non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis deaths, 6 were due
to Meningitis, 1 to Peritonitis, and one each to Spine, Kidneys
and Pelvis.
LABORATORY WORK.
The Municipal Laboratory was re-opened towards the
end of March, 1927. The work undertaken consisted of the
examinations of nose and throat swabs of patients in the
Isolation Hospital, of "contacts" in certain public elementary
schools, and of a few isolated "contacts."
1,917 examinations had been made by the end of 1928 by
the medical staff.
Bacteriological examinations of pathological specimens
and the use of antitoxin were first undertaken in the Wimbledon
area about 1896.
The number of specimens of throat swabs, sputum and
blood submitted by the general practitioners of the Borough
to Mr. J. H. Johnston, M.Sc., F.I.C., for bacteriological examination
during the year in doubtful cases of diphtheria,
pulmonary tuberculosis and typhoid fever, and the result of
such examinations are given below.
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