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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
These regulations provide that persons suffering from
tuberculosis of the respiratory tract shall not be employed
in the handling of milk or milk receptacles. Power is given
to the Council to cause such persons to discontinue their
employment. It was not found necessary to take action under
the regulations during the year.
Tuberculosis Care Committee.
During the year, 148 patients have received help from
the Care Committees voluntary fund, and a considerably larger
sum of money has been expended than in former years. This
is partly due to the increased cost of clothing, fares, etc.,
and also to the larger number of applications for help.
More patients are now nursed at home, and they need
extra nourishments, warm clothes, blankets, and dressing gowns.
Several patients have received help towards the cost of
holidays and convalescence, and families moving to better
housing conditions have been helped with the purchase of
curtains, lino, beds and bedding etc.
At Christmas time gifts of money are given to some of
the poorest families for the purchase of extra food and coal,
and these gifts are always very gratefully received, many
appreciative letters being received from patients .
The Committee in turn, thank the Christmas Seal Sale
subscribers, without whose generous response to their appeal
it would not have been possible for them to meet the calls .
made upon them.
They also acknowledge with thanks the help of the London
County Council in continuing the grant from the Sunday Cinema
performances, and assistance and co-operation of the;Natlonal
Assistance Board, the Red Cross Society, the Invalid Childrens
Aid Association, members of the Care Committee for gifts of
clothing, and all Societies co-operating with them in helping,
their patients.
Infectious Disease Contacts.
Where a person is precluded from continuing at work by
reason of being a carrier, or having been in contact with
infectious disease, benefits under the National Insurance
Act, 1946, are only paid on production of a certificate from
the Medical Officer of Health. It was not found necessary
to issue any such certificates during the year.
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