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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
No action was found necessary under these Regulations which
relate to tuberculous employees in the milk trade.
Compulsory Removal of Persons.
There is no definite power in London for the compulsory
isolation of infectious cases of tuberculosis.
The provisions of the Public Health (London) Act 1936,
give certain powers to a petty sessional court to order, subject
to various safeguards, the removal to a suitable hospital or
infirmary any aged infirm person or anyone suffering from a grave
chronic disorder, where such person is unable to receive proper care
and attention.
No use has been made of the somewhat indefinite powers
granted by this section.
The Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The Dispensary at 21 Whiskin Street is maintained by the
Borough Council to serve as a diagnostic station and a centre for
the supervision of cases of Tuberculosis.
The principal objects of the work carried out here are to:—
(1) Discover every case of tuberculosis at an early a stage as
is possible. For this purpose, general practitioners and
others are encouraged to send doubtful cases to the
specialist Tuberculosis Officer for an opinion.
(2) Examine contacts of cases already known in order to
discover among these early cases of tuberculosis needing
treatment, as it is well known that the disease tends to
spread in those in close association with other cases.
(3) Serve as a clearing house from which arrangements
may be made for the hospital treatment of such cases
requiring this.
(4) Act as a centre from which advice and help may be given
both for treatment and isolation of known cases and
where supervision of such may be exercised.
The Staff includes:—
The Tuberculosis Officer,
The Tuberculosis Visitor,
The Janitor,
One Lady clerk (part-time).