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The patient received a period of sanatorium treatment, after
which his health improved sufficiently to enable him to follow
his occupation, but on examination at the Tuberculosis Dispensary
the disease was found to be still active. He was duly informed of
the provisions of the above-named Regulations, which prohibit
any person suffering from Tuberculosis of the respiratory tract
entering upon "any employment or occupation in connection with
a dairy which would involve . . . the handling of vessels used
for containing milk."
The patient thereupon agreed not to resume his former occupation,
and the formal notice prescribed by the Regulations was
not served upon him. The Council, on the recommendation of
the Health Committee, decided to compensate this man for the loss
of his employment, and granted him a sum of £200, which he
accepted.
Revision of Tuberculosis Register.
As mentioned in the Annual Report for 1929, theTuberculosis
Register, in accordance with the suggestion of the Ministry of Health,
was subjected to a thorough revision, the names of 367 patients who
were found to be no longer suffering from the disease being removed
from the Register.
During 1930 the names of 54 additional patients were, after
medical examination and consideration of their history, removed
from the Register.
The Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
These Regulations, which are dated 8th July, 1930, and came
into force on 1st January, 1931, rescinded the previous Regulations
of 1912, 1921 and 1924, but consolidated and re-enacted their
provisions with some slight amendments.
An accompanying circular letter, No. 1107, drew the attention
of Local Authorities to the importance of their duties in relation to
Tuberculosis, and in accordance with the request of the Ministry
the attention of local medical practitioners was called by circular
letter to the requirements of the Regulations.
The County of London (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
These Regulations, dated 26th March, 1930, came into force
on 1st April, 1930. They empowered the London County Council
to arrange for the maintenance, otherwise than in their own homes,
of children living in houses where, owing to overcrowding or otherwise,
they are, in the opinion of the County Medical Officer, in
danger of being infected with tuberculosis, or whose parents are
receiving residential treatment for tuberculosis and for whose care
adequate arrangements cannot otherwise be made.