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Every effort is made to assist the County Medical
Officer and Tuberculosis Officer in their activities in the
area.
A Sanitary Inspector is detailed to visit each notified
case and report on the condition, of the premises, and also
to advise all contacts to consult the County Tuberculosis
Officer.
The efficiency of notification of Tuberculosis is fairly
good, and there have been no cases of wilful neglect or
refusal to notify, but the ratio of non-notified to total
deaths is 1:5.
No cases have arisen during the year in which any
action became necessary under 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.
OTHER NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
No cases of smallpox, encephalitis lethargica, or anterior
poliomyelitis have been notified this year.
NON-NOTIFIABLE ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Information with regard to these diseases is furnished
by the School Nurses, Health Visitors, School Attendance
Officers and Teachers.
The Medical Practitioners in the Borough also supply
much valuable data on occasions.
The Schools have enjoyed a year of remarkable freedom
from infectious disease. There has been no measles and only
a few cases of whooping cough at the Infants' Schools.
Three deaths were attributed to Influenza during the
year and no undue prevalence was reported.
The Sanitary Inspector, Mr. H. T. Perry, reports as
follows:-