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Tuberculosis.—Forty-two cases of pulmonary and seven cases
of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified during the year under
the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, the corresponding
figures for 1934 being, pulmonary oasies, 521; non-pulmonary
cases, 5. In addition to these notified cases, 19 patients were
entered in the register (15 pulmonary, 4 non-pulmonary), these
cases being new residents in the district, previously notified elsewhere.
Twenty-seven deaths occurred, 26 from pulmonary and 1 from
non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Three of these cases had not previously
been notified, a ratio of 11.1 per cent. as against 7.7 per
cent. in 1934.
As mentioned elsewhere in this Report, it will be seen that the
number of deaths from tuberculosis has shown a welcome decline,
while the number of notifications has also fallen.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925,
Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62. (Compulsory removal to
hospital of persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.)
It was not necessary to take any action during the year in
connection with the above.
Laboratory Facilities.—See page 21.
Non-Notifiable Infectious Diseases.—The arrangements for
receiving information regarding non-infectious diseases from the
head teachers of the various elementary schools in the district
remain unaltered. This information is exceedingly valuable,
particularly in view of the visits now paid to such cases by our
Health Visitor, and more especially still, in view of the new
arrangements with regard to home nursing which have been entered
into with the Southgate Queen's Nursing Association. The
information would be of even greater value if it were more
promptly transmitted, some of the cases being only reported some
10—12 days and even longer after the child has been absent from
school. Much of the value is thus negatived. Importance is
added to this question when it is remembered that, apart from
information obtained at the Child Welfare Clinics, we depend
upon school notifications for discovering younger cases, i.e., those
most requiring attention, in homes where a child of school age has
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