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Kensington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.—These regulations were
introduced with a view to :—
(1) preventing persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis entering upon an occupation
involving the handling of milk ; and
(2) enabling local authorities, in proper cases and with suitable safeguards, to require
persons engaged in such occupation to discontinue their work when found to be
suffering from the disease in an infective stage.
During the year no case occurred which required the attention of the council under these
regulations.
The Council's Scheme for the Prevention and Treatment
of Tuberculosis.
| Adults. | Children under 15 yrs. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. Females. | Males. Females. | ||||
| Examined for first time | 181 | 247 | 123 | 103 | 654 |
| New cases with pulmonary tuberculosis | 68 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 132 (20.2 per cent.) |
| New cases with non-pulmonary tuberculosis | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 22 (3.35 „ ) |
| New cases still under observation | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14(2.15 „ ) |
| New cases diagnosed as non-tuberculous | 108 | 176 | 105 | 97 | 486 (74.3 „ ) |
There was a decrease of 12 in the number of pulmonary cases seen at the dispensary compared
with the preceding year. The total number of non-pulmonary cases is 17 less than in 1934, being 22
instead of 39.
There were 26 pulmonary cases and 8 non-pulmonary cases added to the dispensary register upon
removal into the borough of patients from other districts, making 34 cases as compared with a total
of 55 in 1934.
Cases came to the dispensary on their own accord or were sent up through one of the following
agencies :—the public health department of the council, the Ministry of Pensions, hospitals, school
medical officers, the Kensington public assistance department, the Invalid Children's Aid Association,
the Charity Organisation Society, clergy and private practitioners. Primary consultation cases with
the last named numbered 213.
The treatment recommended for the cases diagnosed at the dispensary as suffering from tuberculosis,
which numbered 154 (pulmonary 132 and non-pulmonary 22), was as follows :—institutional
(hospitals, sanatoria or colonies) 141 ; domiciliary 9 ; dispensary supervision 4.
The total number of attendances by patients at tne dispensary was 1,879.
Tne number of visits paid by the tuberculosis officer was 66, of which 22 were consultations with
the doctor in charge of the case.
The total number of sputum examinations was 341, from 268 individual cases. Sixty-four
specimens showed tubercle bacilli to be present, and 277 gave negative results.