Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925,
relate to tuberculous employees in the milk trade; whilst section 172
of the Public Health Act, 1936 gives power to the Local Authority to
remove to hospital certain cases of tuberculosis which are dangerous
to other people.
No occasion during the year had occurred in whioh it has been
necessary to invoke those powers.
PU3LIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930.
The number of cases of tuberoulosis on the Register at the end of 1943 was:-
Males, | Females, | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary forms | 325 | 267 | 592 |
Non-pulmonary forms | 86 | 88 | 174 |
411 | 355 | 766 |
The corresponding figures at the end of 1942 were:-
Males, | Females, | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary forma | 271 | 226 | 497 |
Non-pulmonary forms | 77 | 78 | 155 |
348 | 304 | 652 |
Corresponding figures for previous years were:-
Males, | Females. | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|
1941 | 355 | 293 | 648 |
1940 | 349 | 313 | 662 |
1939 | 357 | 301 | 658 |
1938 | 363 | 297 | 660 |
1937 | 336 | 260 | 596 |
1936 | 315 | 252 | 567 |
1935 | 330 | 265 | 595 |
1934 | 339 | 281 | 620 |
1933 | 320 | 281 | 601 |
1932 | 363 | 284 | 647 |
COUNCIL'S EMPLOYEES
During 1943 the Medical Officer of Health paid a total of 232
visits to those employees who had been on the sick list for longer than
a fortnight and, when necessary, at fortnightly intervals. Of these
60 were 'not at home' and 3 had already resumed duty.
Also, during the year, 7 persons were examined prior to their
appointment to permanent posts.