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because time and money are necessary to carry out such
treatment efficiently. The diseases I am referring to
more particularly are the following: —
Ringworm.
Tonsils and Adenoids.
Discharging Ears.
Caries of the Teeth.
Defective Vision.
The sanitary arrangements of the schools were inspected
at various times and were found to be satisfactory.
LEGISLATION.
Two sets of Regulations have been issued by the
Local Government Board during the year: —
(1) "The Public Health (Tuberculosis in Hospitals)
Regulations, 1911," issued on March 22nd, 1911.
(2) "The Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1911." This Order was issued on November 15th,
1911.
These regulations have been commented on at some
length under the heading of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Iu conclusion, I must express my thanks to the
Chairman and Members of your Council for the careful
way in which they have considered the various suggestions
I have put forward during the year, and also to
your Officers for the very efficient services they have
rendered me in the carrying out of my duties, and here
I should also like to thank the Chairman, the Members
of the Council and the Officers for the appreciative references
they made last October on the occasion of the death
of my father, Dr. Theodore Gunther, which occurred
on the sixth day of that month. He had been your first
Medical Officer of Health, and held the post for a period
of over 42 years. He settled in Hampton Wick towards
the end of the year 186.3, and was elected Medical Officer