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Forms A and B are the Medical Notifications, and include
also re-notifications of patients moving into the Institutions
from outside or leaving the Institutions to continue Poor
Law medical treatment outside. Forms C and D are nonmedical
notifications, sent in by Superintending Officers of
Poor Law Institutions and Relieving officers respectively.
During 1910, a total of 790—659 notifications and 131 renotifications,
have been received, viz.: 424 under Form A
(1.28 re-notifications), 209 under Form B (3 re-notifications),
153 under Form C, and 4 under Form D.
Under the other sources of notification may be mentioned
specially the London County Council Education Department
(Medical Officer)—26 communications during 1910, dealing
with 52 cases of scholars suffering from (a) consumption of
lungs (24); (b) general tuberculosis (16); and (c) suspected
tuberculosis (12). Other details will be found in Tables
I., II. and V.
In each case notified, from whatever source, disinfection
is carried out at the premises as required, and leaflets are
distributed. In this way, there is reason to believe that
much good is accruing in preventing not only the spread
of the disease, but also its development in susceptible
persons.
Taking all the notifications received during 1910—a total
of 1858 consumption, 16 tuberculosis, and 12 suspected
tuberculosis, the disease appears to have a greater incidence
upon the Inner than the Outer Districts (Registration
and Wards), viz.: 710 to 247. This is due to
(1) the more crowded conditions, persons in houses and
houses over area, and (2) the different (poorer) status of
the inhabitants in the former as compared with the
latter.
Taking all the notifications of tuberculosis (excluding
suspected tuberculosis) received from medical men