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been off duty for short periods through minor ailments; all
recovered.
Bacteriological Work.— Besides the routine bacteriological
work done in connection with Hospital patients, the
following examinations were made for medical practitioners in
the Borough: —
Throat Swabs 307
Nasal Swabs 22
329
Ambulances and Disinfecting Vans.— The number of
journeys made by the two motor ambulances during the year
was 877; the mileage run was 4,385.
In the collection and delivery of infected clothing the two
motor vans made 3,005 journeys. The number of articles disinfected
for the public was 12,990. The mileage run by the
vans was 9,345.
All minor repairs to the motor vehicles are carried out by
the Engineer's staff.
D. MACINTYRE.
Annual Report of the Tuberculosis Officer for
the year 1923.
As year succeeds year the number of people examined at
the Tuberculosis Dispensary increases. This is due not to an
increased incidence in the number of cases of Tuberculosis, but
to other causes, the chief of which are: —
(a) The marked increase in the number of contacts examined.
(The number of contacts examined in 1920 was 552,
and the number examined in 1923, 887.)
(b) The large number of patients who previously sought
treatment at one or other of the big London Chest Hospitals
now prefer to be treated at their own Tuberculosis Dispensary:
at the present time there is only a very small percentage of
cases being treated elsewhere.