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hood, or residence on the ground of his suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis.
Subject to what is stated in the preceding paragraph, it is
desirable that Sanitary Authorities, acting on the advice of
their Medical Officers of Health, should utilise their powers
for the purpose of preventing the spread of infection from
pulmonary tuberculosis. The Order confers some special
powers which the Board are advised are suitable for this purpose,
and which are set out in Article IX. of the Order.
On the result of the working of these regulations and the
Notification Act for Ireland will probably depend whether or
not a compulsory notification is, in the future, instituted in
England.
Cancer.—During the year 31 deaths have been registered
as due to the different forms of malignant disease or cancer,
8 males and 23 females.
Very little is known of the causes which produce these
diseases. By some it has been contended that the disease is
more likely to be prevalent in the low-lying portion of a district,
but examination of the death returns for some years
here does not support this view. The cases have been very
evenly distributed through the Borough.