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this cause and no notification has been received, the
medical practitioner who last attended is approached,
and an explanation of the omission requested. In
most cases the reason given is that the doctor was of
the opinion- that the case had already been notified.
In five instances, deaths attributed to tuberculosis
were registered in cases in respect of which no notification
under the regulations had been received; three of
these were pulmonary and two non-pulmonary. This
gives a ratio of 8.06 per cent, of un-notified to total
deaths due to tuberculosis, compared with 24.46 for the
year 1936, thereby showing a very marked improvement
in the notification of Tuberculosis.
Sputum Analysis.
408 samples of sputum were submitted for analysis
during the year at the Counties' Public Health
Laboratories.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925 and Public Health Act, 1925,
Section 62 (now Public Health Act, 1936,
Section 172).
No case arose during the year requiring action
under the above Regulations and Acts.
Tuberculosis After-Care Association.
This Association has continued its activities
throughout the year. Members of the Association are
allotted certain patients, on whom they report
periodically, when the results of their visits are communicated
to the Committee, and in many cases milk
and other supplements to their diet are granted. This