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The efficiency of notification has been good and there is
no reason to suspect refusal or neglect to notify# One posthumous
notification was received during 1957.
Throughout the year no action became necessary under the
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations 1925,
or Section 172 of the Public Health Act 1936. These regulations
relate to the restriction of tuberculosis sufferers from employment
in the handling of milk, and the compulsory removal to
hospital in certain circumstances of persons suffering from
tuberculosis respectively.
Considerable help is given to tuberculosis patients and
their dependents by the Kingston and District Tuberculosis Care
Committee. During 1957, 92 families were helped in the form of
grants for extra nourishment, clothing, fuel, removals, bedding,
fares, pocket-money, etc, and a total of £1,315 was expended
from the funds of the Committee on this work.
An analysis of the total notified cases during 1957 in
age groups is shown on the next page, and the following graph
depicts the numbers of new cases and deaths in respect of
respiratory tuberculosis occurring for the past 15 years