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under the Public Health (Tuberculosis in Hospitals) Regulations, 1911, and 35
under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1911.
Of the total number, 73 or 34.8 per cent. were residents of common lodging
houses and were all, at once or soon afterwards, removed to workhouse infirmaries.
With few exceptions the remaining 137 lived in tenement houses, and 49 of these
were removed to infirmary or hospital, 88 remaining at home, but some of these
had previously been in infirmaries, hospitals or sanatoria.
In previous annual reports I have given details of the action that is taken
and the various results that were obtained from the enquiries made.
After death, or removal to infirmary or hospital, disinfection is advised
Consent for this was obtained in 45 cases.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.
The above Tuberculosis Eegulations, 1908 and 1911, have now been superseded
by the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Eegulations, 1912, which makes compulsory
the notification of all forms of tuberculosis, and came into force on the
1st February, 1913.
National Insurance Act, 1911.
Sanatorium Benefit.
In accordance with the above Act, Insurance Committees shall make arrange
ments to the satisfaction of the Insurance Commissioners for the purpose of
administering sanatorium benefit. Sanatorium benefit consists of treatment given
at the cost of the National Health Insurance Fund to persons suffering from
Tuberculosis (the chief form of which disease is consumption), or other approved
diseases. For the time being the benefit is confined to tuberculosis. This benefit
not only includes treatment of insured persons suffering from tuberculosis in
sanatoria and other institutions, but also includes treatment at Tuberculosis
Dispensaries and Domiciliary treatment by general medical practitioners.
Departmental Committee on Tuberculosis.
This Committee was appointed to report upon the consideration of general
policy in respect of the problem of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom, in its
preventive, curative, and other aspects, which should guide the Government and
local bodies in making or aiding provision for the treatment of tuberculosis in
sanatoria or other institutions or otherwise.