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Acton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Bricklayer 1
Gunsmith 1
Stonemason 1
Secretary 1
Handyman 1
Painter 1
No Occupation 2
The persons who died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis had been ill for the following periods:—
| Under 3 months | 6 | Between 3 & 4 years | 3 |
| Between 3 & 6 months | 7 | ,, 4 & 5 ,, | 1 |
| „ 6 & 12 „ | 13 | ,, 5 & 6 ,, | 1 |
| ,, 12 & 18 ,, | 3 | ,,7 & 8 ,, | 3 |
| „ 18 & 24 ,, | 2 | ,, 10 & 11 ,, | 1 |
| ,, 2 & 3 years | 8 | Duration Unknown | 13 |
It has been pointed out that one of the chief obstacles
in dealing with Pulmonary Tuberculosis has been the difficulty
of obtaining information of the early cases, but during the year
the system of notification has been extended, and all cases of
Tuberculosis have been placed amongst the compulsory notifiable
diseases.
Voluntary notification of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
has been in force in this district since June, 1903, the sum of
2s. 6d. being paid for each case notified. The system of
voluntary notification was not a success, and the compulsory
notification of all cases has gradually been accomplished. The
notification of cases occurring in poor-law practice became
obligatory on January 1st, 1909. The duty to notify was extended
from May 1st, 1911, to cases occurring in Hospital practice. On
January 1st, 1912, cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in all classes
of practice became notifiable. On February 1st, 1913, the Local
Government Board Order extending compulsory notification in
cases of all forms of Tuberculosis, and consolidating the three
previo.us Orders as to notification of Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
came into force. Modifications of the previous regulations were
introduced, but some confusion still exists as to the form on which