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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, or Section 172 of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
Disinfection of premises is carried out in all cases of
death, or when patients are admitted to hospital or sanatorium.
The Tuberculosis Care Committee of the Surrey
County Council report on cases discharged from sanatoria,
when improved housing accommodation appears
desirable. The Housing Committee favourably consider
those cases recommended by the Medical Officer of Health
for houses on the Corporation Housing Estate.
Even when these measures have been applied there is
still a great need for more active measures to be taken
towards the early diagnosis of new cases. It would appear
also that further development of after care work is required
because in many instances* the beneficial effects of
sanatorium treatment are nullified by the circumstances in
which the patients find themselves on return home. Any
measures which could be adopted to strengthen the work
of the Tuberculosis After Care Committee would be extremely
valuable.
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 Sanitary Inspector, Mr. H. T. Perry, reports as
follows :—