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The great work thus involved may be judged best in the light
of the following notes :—
10 persons were notified under 1908 and 1911 (hospital) regulations.
2 persons were notified under 1908, 1911 (hospitals) and 1911
(November) regulations,
17 persons were notified under the 1908 and 1911 (November)
regulations.
30 persons were notified under 1911 (hospital) and 1911 (November)
regulations.
1 person was notified under 1911 (November) regulations and
voluntarily.
1 person was notified under 1911 (November) (school) and 1908
regulations.
1 person was notified voluntarily, under 1911 (hospitals) and 1911
(November) regulations.
1 person was notified under 1908, 1911 (hospitals), 1911 (November)
regulations, and by School Medical Inspector.
4 children were notified by the School Medical Inspector as suffering
from pulmonary tuberculosis.
THE SANITORIUM BENEFITS.
The " Sanitorium benefits" provided by the National Insurance
Act, 1911, came into force on July 15th, 1912, when the contributions
from employers and employed commenced to be taken by the Government.
The term " Sanitorium benefits," as regards the treatment of
tuberculosis, has a wide scope, because it includes treatment as outpatients
at the local dispensary, treatment (domiciliary) at their homes,
or of advanced cases in a hospital, as well as of the cases in an early
stage of the disease in a sanatorium. In many counties it has been
found advisable to provide a few beds at the chief dispensary for the
observation of doubtful cases. During 1912 every local Medical Officer of
Health in England has been inundated with work relating to tuberculosis
and its treatment under the Act, and the scheme or schemes propounded by
his County Council, although some County Councils have assumed that
district authorities and their officers would know little about, or have
little to do with, the subject. It has apparently been forgotten that many
District Councils have nothing much to learn as to the care of phthisical
persons, and the improvement of their home conditions. Tn our own
case, Edmonton has been dealing with such matters through its Medical
Officer of Health and his Woman Inspector since 1904.
County Councils did not come into existence before 1888, and
the duties of their Medical Officers were defined in a circular of the Local.
Government Board dated July 29th, 1910.