View report page

- 59 -
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
object 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, 226 visits were paid to the homes of tuberculous
patients. In 124 of these, the environmental conditions were such as to
require no further action on the part of the Public Health Department; in a
further 4l cases, it was found that the patients had moved away; and in 31
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 30 cases is summarised as follows :-
Action or supervision Cases
Investigation or supervisioin undertaken in
respect of:-
Prevention of spread of infection
13
Recommended for priority rehousing
7
Action taken under Public Health
and Housing Acts in respect of
insanitary or unhealthy
conditions
10
Incidence of tuberculosis amongst Kensington residents who
originated from areas outside England, Scotland and Wales
In my Annual Report for 1951, attention was drawn to what appeared
to be a disturbing trend in the incidence of tuberculosis amongst
immigrants. Since 1952, a more detailed investigation of this problem has
taken place, and the following table sets out the information found in
1964:-

Residential particulars of other cases notified during the
year:-