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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925.
These regulations relate to persons suffering from
pulmonary tuberculosis employed in the milk trade. No
case arose in Bromley during 1937 necessitating our taking
action under these Regulations.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 172.
Section 172 of the above-mentioned Act relates to the
compulsory removal to hospital of persons suffering from
tuberculosis. Prior to 1st October, 1937, Section 62 of the
Public Health Act, 1925, governed any action appropriate
in these cases, but the new Act of 1936 now includes this
provision. Fortunately, no case came to our knowledge
during 1937 requiring action in this respect.
Efficiency of Notification of Tuberculosis.
Efficiency of notification of tuberculosis is well maintained
in this area, no instance of wilful neglect or
refusal to notify has ever arisen here within my knowledge
Although there were four cases of un-notified tuberculosis
amongst the thirty-seven deaths from tuberculosis recorded
during 1937, giving a ratio of 1 in 9, a rather high proportion,
there had been, however, no wilful neglect to
notify.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
])r. B. G. A. Edelston, Tuberculosis Officer, has
kindly supplied me with the following brief summary of
the work carried out at the Dispensary during 1937