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St Pancras 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924.
These Regulations placed various additional duties upon local Authorities, and included
the compilation of a register of cases of Tuberculosis of all kinds who are residents of the
Borough.
The following table gives this information for the year ended December 31st, 1926:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on the Register at the commencement of the year 1926 | 1187 | 428 | 1615 |
| Number of cases notified during the year | 356 | 114 | 470 |
| 1543 | 542 | 2085 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year (from death or other causes) | 302 | 99 | 401 |
| dumber of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 1241 | 443 | 1684 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
These regulations, which came into force on the 31st July, 1925, provide that " no
" person who is aware that he is suffering from tuberculosis of the respiratory tract shall enter
" upon any employment or occupation in connection with a dairy which would involve the
"milking of cows, the treatment of milk, or the handling of vessels used for containing
milk." The Council may require any such person to discontinue his employment or occupation
in that capacity.
No formal action was taken during the year under the above regulations. A youth
who had recently commenced work in a dairy, and who was found to be suffering from early
Tuberculosis, voluntarily gave up this work, and later, when discharged from the sanatorium,
took up other employment as the result of an informal letter of advice.
Boarding-out of Children from Tuberculous Homes.
This scheme was initiated ill 1925, and provided for:—
(a) The boarding out of children living in heavily infected and overcrowded homes,
and for
(b) The boarding out of children who were being discharged from Institutions, if
the homes were unsuitable and inimical to the maintenance of health.