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day of the occurrence of the case the Medical Inspector would visit 

 the house every day to locate any secondary cases. 



The work of the Central Office consisted in directing the work of 

 the Wards, receiving reports of cases, preparing and issuing reports 

 and instructions, and in generally organising. For these purposes a 

 large clerical staff, as well as a statistical department and accountants' 

 office, were necessary. All cases of fever had to be notified to this 

 Office, and it was in constant receipt of innumerable complaints and 

 questions. Every morning either Dr. White or Dr. Richardson made 

 an inspection tour of the districts. It was soon found necessary in 

 order to check unnecessary expenditure to establish a -purveyor's 

 ojfice. This was placed in the charge of Dr. Perkins and a staff of 

 about twelve assistants. Each W^ard was required to send in a 

 requisition to this department for the material it wanted, which, if not 

 in stock, was promptly obtained. In this way waste was avoided, 

 and by purchasing supplies beforehand in the cheapest markets, con- 

 siderable saving was effected. The office was most carefully 

 organised and everything was reduced to a very precise system. 



Total Number Employed in the Campaign. 



Total number of men, inspectors, oilers, screeners &c.... 910 



Special Fumigating Division 156 



Special Investigating Division 105 



Purveyor's Department 32 



1,203 



The total Medical Staff was fifty, of which twenty were Marine 

 Hospital Service Surgeons. 



Boards of Consulting Experts. 



A body of twenty-three experienced medical men were chosen 

 amongst the various wards, who were available at any time for con- 

 sultation upon difficult or suspicious cases. 



During the first few days after the Marine Hospital Service was 

 officially placed in charge of the campaign. Dr. White was busy 

 meeting the Presidents of the Ward organisations, placing his own 



