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The period which elapsed between notification and death is shown below :—

The ratio of non.notified deaths to the total tuberculosis deaths was as one is
to 14. In 1935 it was as one is to 19 and in 1934, as one is to 6. Each failure to
notify was investigated and differing explanations were given. It was found that
three had been notified in other areas and not transferred here, two were acute cases
who died in general hospitals and two were only diagnosed after post mortem.
The County of London (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930, enable the County
Council to maintain or arrange for the maintenance, otherwise than in their homes,
of children living in London in houses where, owing to overcrowding or otherwise,
they are, in the opinion of the County Medical Officer, in danger of being infected
with tuberculosis ; or children whose parent or parents are receiving institutional
treatment for tuberculosis and for whose care adequate arrangements cannot otherwise
be made, are boarded.out during the absence of the parent. During the year
eight children were thus dealt with.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, provide for the
compulsory discontinuance of employment of persons engaged in the treatment
or handling of milk who are suffering from tuberculosis. Only one case of this
kind came to the notice of the Council during the year, and on the patient's discharge
from sanatorium he was found other work by the employing firm. Every milk
vendor in the Borough is periodically reminded that the Tuberculosis Officer is
willing to examine, free of charge, all employees or candidates for employment in
the milk trade, but no requests of this kind were made during the year.