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The efficiency of notification has been good and there
is no reason to suspect refusal or neglect to notify.
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 dependants by the Kingston and District Tuberculosis
Care Committee. During 1959, 94 families were helped in the
form of grants for extra nourishment, clothings fuel, removals,
bedding, fares, pocket-money, etc., and a total of
£1,403 was expended from the funds of the Committee on this
work.
An analysis of the total notified cases during 1959 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.