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There have been no deaths from Childbirth, Influenza,
or Whooping Cough. Diphtheria was responsible for 1 death,
and Measles 2.
PUBLIC HEALTH (Tuberculosis) REGULATIONS,
1912.
There were 26 cases notified under the provisions of the
above Order, as compared with 42 in 1913, and 23 in 1912.
The duties devolving upon the Health Department in
carrying out these regulations are very numerous, and entail
a considerable amount of time.
Not only have all fresh notifications to be attended to,
but those patients notified in previous years have to be visited
from time to time and kept under observation.
All forms of Tuberculosis are notifiable, including Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, Tubercular Glands and Bones, and
Tabes Mesenterica.
Arrangements have been made for the establishment of
a Tuberculosis Station in Barnet in accordance with the provisions
of the National Insurance Act. The County Tuberculosis
Officer or his Assistant is in attendance once a week,
and works in conjunction with the local practitioners in the
treatment of patients. The premises occupied at present are
temporary, and when the Council's new offices are completed
the necessary rooms will be allotted for this purpose by
arrangement with the County Council.
The following table gives particulars of the cases notified
during the past year and action taken in respect of them:—