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were notified, of which one hundred and sixty-one were respiratory and
eighteen non-respiratory.
The following table shows the number of cases added to and
the number removed from the notification register during the year:-
Description
Respiratory
Non
Respiratory
Total
M
F
M
F
On register of notifications
on 1st January,
1958
806
698
70
87
1,661
Notified for the first
time during the year
102
59
3
15
179
Brought to notice other
than by notification
74
66
3
7
150
Removed from register on
account of having -
(a) recovered from the
disease
16
18
1
3
38
(b) removed from district
lost sight of, etc.
124
124
3
11
262
(c) died
19
9
2
-
30
Remaining on register on
31st December, 1958
823
672
70
95
1,660
The system of investigation into the environmental conditions
of tuberculous patients continued during the year. All newly notified
cases and those cases transferring into Kensington or changing their
address in the borough, have been visited by the public health inspectors
with the objects of tracing the source of infection, preventing the spread
of infection and removing conditions favourable to infection. Particular
attention was given to the home conditions in addition to the dissemination
of advice to prevent the transmission of infection to contacts.
During the year, three hundred and sixty-six visits were paid
to the homes of tuberculous patients. In two hundred and seventeen of these,
the environmental conditions were such as to require no further action on
the part of the public health department; in a further thirty-five cases,
it was found that the patients had moved away, and in eighty-four other
cases the investigations were postponed as the patients were away in
hospital or had not been contacted by the end of the year. The action
taken in the remaining thirty cases is summarized as follows :-
Action taken Cases
Investigation or supervision
undertaken in respect of :-
(a) re-arrangement of existing
accommodation 9
(b) occupation of patients 1
(c) tracing of contacts 4
(d) prevention of spread of
infection 2
Recommended for priority re-housing 9
Action taken under Public Health
and Housing Acts in respect of
insanitary or unhealthy conditions 8