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known as the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1912, which came into force on February 1st, 1913, all
previous Regulations being then revoked.
All the sources of notifications received during 1913 are
set out in Tables Q (I.), Q (II.), Q (III), and Q (IV.),
dealing with (a) Wards, and (b) Registration Sub-Districts,
those notifications received under the old Regulations, 1908
and 1911, during January, 1913, being set out as in previous
Annual Reports (for comparison), and those received under
the new Regulation, 1912, during the remaining 11 months
of 1913, being set out in the new forms required by the
Local Government Board.
In each case notified, from whatever source, a visit is
paid, unless the notifying medical man is of opinion that
such an official visit is unnecessary, leaflets are distributed
and disinfection is carried out as required, but with due
regard to privacy, instructions being given to the officers
to avoid doing anything likely to cause pain or annoyance
to patients or their friends. The usual precautionary
measures are taken (distribution of pamphlets, disinfection,
isolation, etc.).
Taking all the primary notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis
(consumption) received during 1913—a total of 1,571
the disease appears to have had a greater incidence upon
the Inner than the Outer Districts (Registration SubDistricts
and Wards), viz. : 827 to 744, i.e., 6.7 to 4.3 per
1,000 population due to (a) the more crowded conditions,
persons in houses, and houses over area, and (b) the different
(poorer) status of the inhabitants, in the former as compared
with the latter.
Taking the primary notifications of 'tuberculosis (all
forms) received under (a) the Regulations 1908 and 1911
(Pulmonary), and (b) the Regulations 1912 (Pulmonary and
Non-Pulmonary), the incidence rates of the disease per 1,000
of the populations in the Registration Sub-Districts and
Wards during 1913, are as follow:—