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TUBERCULOSIS (Cont.)
Notification: In 5 cases notification was not made
until after death.
Care Committee: The Voluntary Tuberculosis Care Committee
has given considerable assistance to patients in ways
which are outside the scope of official schemes.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION Of TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1925
No occasion has arisen during the year to exercise
the powers conferred by these Regulations of prohibiting
any person engaged in the milk trade from continuing
his employment.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 (SECTION 169)
It has not been necessary to apply for an Order
under this Section for the removal of a patient to
hospital.
WHOOPING COUGH
133 cases were notified during the year by the
doctor in attendance.
chickenpox
No cases were notified by doctors.
mumps
No case of Mumps was brought to the notice of
the Department during the year.
EPIDEMIC DIARRHOEA
This disease becomes notifiable annually during the
period 15th July to 15th October. No cases were notified.
SMALLPOX
No cases were notified during the year.
The Public Vaccinator dealt with 302 cases during
the year, and 285 of. these were infants under one year
of age.