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a further 216 cases were notified in 1912 under the 1911
Regulations.
In 1913, the first year in which the general regulations
came into operation, 317 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
and 123 cases of Tuberculosis of other organs were notified.
Prior to the appointment of Miss Hall as Tuberculosis
Health Visitor, the visitation of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
and of homes in which deaths from this disease
occurred, was carried out by the Women Sanitary Inspectors,
and in the eight years 1906.13 about 2,500 visits
were made by these officers. Each case was visited at
least once, and advice given to the patient and family as
to precautions which should be taken, but owing to the
many other duties these Inspectors had to perform, it was
not possible for many re.visits to be made after the first
visit and enquiry.
After the appointment of Miss Hall, for the special
work, and consequent upon the fact that all forms of
Tuberculosis came within the scope of notification, detailed
investigations were carried out at the homes of all notified
cases.