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This necessitated a vast amount of work, correspondence,
and home visiting, which was ably undertaken by the
Assistant Sanitary Inspector, School Nurses and Health
Visitors, with the result that early in 1925 we were able
to confidently state that all records for the Borough were
absolutely accurate. The returns made to the Surrey County
Council under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1924, for the quarter ending March 31st, 1925, were thereby
rendered reliable, and we were able from the results of our
investigations to give the County Medical Officer of Health
much valuable information.
The efficiency of notification of tuberculosis in the area
is good, and there have been no cases of wilful neglect or
refusal to notify.
There was only one tuberculosis death not notified
during lifetime out of a total of 38 deaths during the year.
In 1924 there were none, and in 1923 only one out of 23
deaths.
No cases have arisen during the year in which any
action became necessary under either the Public Health
(Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or the
Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62.
Disinfection of premises is carried out in all cases of
death, or when patients are admitted to hospital or sanatorium.
It is unfortunate that frequently information regarding
the movements of patients is not received until several days
after their departure, thereby causing unnecessary delay in
disinfection.
In my opinion, this delay might well be remedied, when
Tuberculosis Schemes are next under consideration.
NON-NOTIFIABLE ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Information with regard to these diseases is furnished
by the School Nurses, Health Visitors, School Attendance
Officers and Teachers.
There have been outbreaks of Measles, Mumps, Whooping
Cough and Chickenpox from time to time during the
last five years, but on no occasion has it been deemed
necessary to resort to School Closure. One outbreak of
Measles in 1922 began and spread during the school holidays,
a fact which tends to confirm the view that School