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The distribution of tuberculosis, as a disease, can be gauged
from the official notifications that have been received under the
new Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, which came
into force on February 1st, 1913, all previous Regulations being
then revoked. All the sources of notifications received during
1914 are set out in Table Q prepared for the Local Government
Board and Tables Q (I) and Q (II) dealing with (a) Wards, and
(b) Registration Sub-Districts.
In each case notified, from whatever source, a visit is paid
(unless the notifying medical man is of opinion that such an official
visit is unnecessary), leaflets are distributed, instructions are given
as to simple precautionary measures to be taken, and disinfection
is carried out as required, but with due regard to privacy, instructions
being given to the officers to avoid doing anything likelv to
cause pain or annoyance to the patients or their friends.
Taking all the primary notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis
(consumption) received during 1914—a total of 1,250—the
disease appears to have had an equal incidence upon the Inner
and the Outer Districts (Registration Sub-Districts and Wards),
viz.: 4.4 as compared with 4 04 per 1,000 population, as follows:—
(a) Tuberculosis (Pulmonary).
1 Wards—
Inner—4.4, viz.: Marsh, 3.6; Bishop's, 5.1; Prince's,
4.4; Vauxhall, 4.3.
Outer—4.04, viz.: Stockwell, 3.3; Brixton, 4.3; Heme
Hill, 4.5; Tulse Hill, 3.8; Norwood, 4.1.
2. Registration Sub-Districts—
Inner—4.4, viz.: Lambeth Church, 4.9; Kennington,
4.1; Inner Stockwell, 4.3.
Outer—4.04, viz.: Outer Stockwell, 3.3; Brixton, 4.4;
Norwood, 3.9.
Borough of Lambeth =4.2.
Taking all the primary notifications of tuberculosis (all forms)
received during 1914 under the new 1912 Regulations, the incidence
rates of the disease per 1,000 of the populations are greater in the