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The Council provides for the free supply of Antitoxin,
and gratuitous bacteriological examinations of
suspected specimens from cases. These means have
been freely made use of by the Medical men of the
district throughout the year.
DIPHTHERIA.
This disease was present more or less all through
the year and my monthly reports to the Health Committee
all contained reference to one or more cases.
There was no serious outbreak until the month of
September when ten cases were notified. Most of
these originated in children attending one of the
Public Elementary Schools, and appeared to be caused
in the first instance by contact with overlooked cases,
or with children who were carriers of the disease.
Many swabs were taken by the School Medical Officer,
and a good many children excluded in consequence
of the reports. In October owing to there being no
accommodation available in the hospitals of the
Hendon R.D.C. and the Willesden U.D.C., the situation
became serious but we were fortunately able to
make temporary arrangements with the Acton U.D.C.
and the London Fever Hospital, which helped us to
meet the emergency satisfactorily.
SCARLET FEVER.
The disease was present all through the year but
never in an epidemic form, a few cases having been
notified nearly every month.
TUBERCULOSIS, i
The work done at the Tuberculosis Dispensary in
Welldon Crescent again proved most valuable, and
was the means of securing Sanitorium treatment for
many patients, both adults and children. The Dispensary
is open every Thursday at 2 p.m., at 38,
Welldon Crescent.
INFLUENZA.
This disease was prevalent in February and
March and again later in the Winter months. Fortunately
it was of a comparatively mild type. The mortality
from this disease and its complcatons was three.