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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 respectively 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.
Considerable help is given to tuberculosis and other chest
disease patients and their dependants by the Kingston & District Care
Committee for Tuberculosis and Other Chest Diseases.
During 1961, 80 families were helped in the form of grants for
extra nourishment, clothing, fuel, removals, bedding, fares, pocketmoney,
etc., and a total of £1,842 was expended from the funds of
the Committee on this work.
An analysis of the total notified cases during 1961 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.