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vision of help in influenza-stricken households. The Council agreed to
the provision of nursing assistance and home helps where necessary.
The doctors informed me that the local nursing associations were able
to cope with the work, and promised to telephone me if further help
should be required. Every effort was made through voluntary and
official sources to ascertain cases of hardship. One was found in which
a household was in difficulties through the illness of both the father and
mother. A home-help was promptly provided, and she rendered
satisfactory service. The epidemic never assumed the proportions
which some newspaper articles seemed to think it did.
Occupational Therapy for Tuberculous Patients.
Reports were submitted to the Public Health Committee on this
subject, and in 1928 a Handicraft Centre was opened at Harton Street.
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism.
Reports were presented to the Public Health Committee in which
the question of making Rheumatic Fever notifiable was considered.
It was decided to adjourn consideration pending the receipt of information
touching the result of the work recently commenced in another
borough.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925.
No person suffering from tuberculosis of the respiratory tract is
allowed to work in connection with a dairy which would involve
milking, treatment of milk, or handling milk vessels, and if a local
authority is satisfied that a person residing in their district who is so
working, is so suffering and is in an infectious state, they may require
such person to discontinue his occupation. No action of the kind has
been taken since the commencement of these Regulations. The
Council is prepared to have employees, engaged in such work, and
either present employees or any about to be appointed, examined by
the Tuberculosis Officer.
Tuberculosis Care Committee.
This Committee is constituted of: Chairman and Vice-Chairman,
Public Health Committee and six other members of the Borough
Council, two members of the Greenwich Guardians, and one