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organised by Miss Williams, Superintendent of the
Fulham Infant Welfare Centre, did excellent service
both in nursing and in looking after young families
while the mothers were laid up. To obtain knowledge
of the worst cases, a circular letter was sent to the
doctors informing them that the Council would endeavour
to provide nursing assistance for any cases reported by
them to the Medical Officer of Health as requiring it.
As the local doctors could not meet all the demands
for their services, application was made to the P.M.O.'s
of the Fulham Military Hospital and the 2nd London
General Hospital for the services of any members of the
staff who could give part of their time, but only one
Medical Officer could be spared, and he assisted a local
practitioner who was much overworked, for four or five
hours daily. Leaflets and posters containing precautionary
advice were distributed throughout the
borough.
The provisions of the Public Health (Influenza)
Regulations made by the Local Government Board,
requiring that a public entertainment shall not be carried
on consecutively for more than four hours and that there
shall be an interval of not less than thirty minutes
between any two entertainments, during which interval
the premises shall be effectively ventilated, were enforced.
Disinfection was carried out whenever it was suggested
by the doctor in attendance.
Bacteriological Examinations.—The following
bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the
Council by Dr. Burnet.
Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria.
Number of
Specimens.
True diphtheria bacillus isolated 42
Hoffmann or pseudo diphtheria bacillus isolated 1
Negative result 222
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