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Chelsea 1930
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1930
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the end of each quarter, a statement compiled from the register of notifications
showing:—
(a.) The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the register at the commencement
of the quarter;
(b.) The number of cases notified under the Regulations, 1912, for
the first time during the quarter;
(c.) The number of cases removed from the register during the quarter,
giving the name and address of each such case and the reason
for such removal; and
(d.) The number of cases remaining on the register at the end of the
quarter.
The returns made in accordance with these Regulations show that the numbers of cases of Tuberculosis in the Borough on 31st December last were as follows:— TABLE No. 52.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 178 | 121 | 299 |
| Non-pulmonary | 42 | 32 | 74 |
| 220 | 153 | 373 |
(The Register of Notifications contains particulars of all persons who
have been notified to the Medical Officer of Health as suffering from
Tuberculosis. It should be distinguished from the Dispensary Register
referred to in Table 53 which contains the names of all persons attending
at, or seen in connection with, the Dispensary for diagnosis and treatment)
.
Home Visiting.—The Municipal Tuberculosis Visitor in the course
of the year visited 85 new cases of Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary
Tuberculosis. Other visits made by this Officer were as follows: Revisits,
320; visits for purpose of disinfection, 57; visits in connection
with extra nourishment, 15; miscellaneous visits, 59. Total number,
536.
Visits made by the Dispensary Staff are recorded in Table 53.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.—
The Regulations provide, inter alia, that no person suffering from
respiratory tuberculosis who is in an infectious condition shall be engaged
in any form of dairy work involving the milking of cows, the treatment
of milk or the handling of milk containers. Investigations in
connection with these Regulations have been made in the Borough
but no case calling for action has thus far been discovered.
Chelsea Tuberculosis Scheme.—Table No. 53, subjoined, has
been amended for the year 1930 in order to conform with the requirements
of the Ministry of Health.