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The Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, which
extended the principle of compulsory notification to all forms of
Tuberculosis, and codified the previous partial systems of notification,
only came into force in February, 1913.
In 240 (i.e., 32.3 per cent.) of the cases notified there was a
family history of Tuberculosis.
The homes of patients notified were visited during the year,
and, where domiciliary treatment was being given, revisits as
required were made. These visits and revisits are made by the
District Sanitary Inspectors and Health Visitors, adult male
cases being visited by the District Inspectors, and women and
children cases by the Health Visitors. The measures carried out
by the Health Department in the campaign against Tuberculosis
have been fully referred to in previous Annual Reports.