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By means of a Local Act, compulsory notification has been in
force in Sheffield for the past few years, and Glasgow and
Edinburgh have since had compulsory notification in force.
Whilst visiting Sheffield last year, I took the opportunity of
seeing Dr. Scurfield, the Medical Officer of Health, on the
results which had been obtained. I was informed that it was
too early yet to speak with any degree of certainty, but so far
as his experience went, the results obtained were distinctly
encouraging.
A Conference of Representatives of the City and
Metropolitan Borough Councils, convened by the Paddington
Borough Council, "on the question of taking measures to
limit the spread of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Consumption)"
was held at the Town Hall, Paddington, on the 6th June, 1907.
Twenty-six Metropolitan Sanitary Authorities out of 29 were
represented. The Mayor of Paddington presided.
The resolutions passed were (substantially) as follows:—
That it is desirable that the notification of pulmonary
tuberculosis (consumption) should be compulsory.
That application be made to the Local Government Board
for an Order to be made:
(i.) To include pulmonary tuberculosis (consumption)
among the diseases to be notified under
Section 55 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891.
(ii.) To extend the provisions of the following
sections of the above Act to pulmonary
tuberculosis (consumption):
Section 60—Cleansing and disinfection of
premises.
Section 61—Disinfection of bedding, &c.
Section 62—Infectious rubbish thrown
into ashpits, &c., to be disinfected.
Section 63—Penalty on letting houses in
which infected persons have been
lodging.