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Males.
Commercial Traveller 1
Music Engraver 1
Cook 1
Electrical Engineer 1
Builder 1
Bootmaker 1
Draper 1
It was pointed out in previous reports that one of the chief
obstacles in dealing with Pulmonary Tuberculosis is the difficulty
of obtaining information of the early cases.
An important step has been taken in this direction by the
adoption of compulsory notification of all cases of Pulmonary
Tuberculosis.
In 1908 the Local Government Board issued regulations for
the notification of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis occurring
amongst the inmates of Poor Law institutions or amongst persons
under the care of district medical officers. In March, 1911, further
regulations were made extending the system of notification to cases
occurring amongst the in patients or out-patients at hospitals,
or other similar institutions for the treatment of the sick, which
are supported wholly or partially otherwise than by contributions
of the patients and otherwise than from the rates and taxes.
In November, 1911, the Board issued regulations for the
general notification of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and after
January 1st, 1912, it will be the duty of every medical practitioner
to notify every case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis occurring in the
course either of his public or his private practice.
A system of voluntary notification has been in force in the
district since 1904, and 8 cases were notified last year by doctors
under this system; 35 cases were notified under the Tuberculosis
Regulations, 1908, and 41 under the Tuberculosis Regulations of
March, 1911.