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circumstances, etc., might be exercising in relation to the spread
of the disease; and also more clearly to see the directions along
which measures should be carried in order to prevent infection
spreading. Amongst the 354 cases of tuberculosis notified,
there were 169 which were either in the infirmary or were
removed there almost immediately after notification and about
whom I could get no reliable information. There were also 48
cases notified from Common Lodging Houses, Casual Wards, or
Workhouses; the remaining 137 were cases about whom I could
obtain a certain amount of information. The information obtained
may be grouped under the following heads:—(a) Occupation;
(b) Sleeping arrangements; (c) Precautions respecting
expectoration; (d) As to the use of separate eating and drinking
utensils; (e) Ventilation of bed-room.
(a) Occupations.—Not in every case could information be
obtained as to the present or past occupation of these cases. Only
in 20 female and 79 male cases could that information be obtained.
Of the females, 7 were, or had been, charwomen, 2
laundry women, 3 waitresses, 2 worked in the boot trade, and 1
each worked at the following: Mantle making, millinery,
machinist, printing, fancy paper work, seamstress. Of the 79
males, it was ascertained that 12 were, or had been, labourers, 13
worked at the boot trade, 5 clerks, 4 carmen, 3 porters, 3 printers,
2 had followed each of the following trades, e.g. stoker, hawker,
brush-making, mechanic, piano making, electric wire mail,
painter, bargeman; and one each had been employed as follows:
e.g. soldier, brassworker, barber, cooper, lamplighter, postman,
fish-curer, packer, cabinet maker, window cleaner, baker, paperhanger,
coachman, tinsmith, bottle-maker, dustman, dyer, engineer,
turner, butcher, stableman, carpenter, tailor.
(b) Sleeping Arrangements.—Enquiry under this head revealed
the fact that out of a total of 135 cases of whom information
could be obtained, 42 only had a bedroom apart from other