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Tuberculous peritonitis 1
Tuberculosis of the caecum 1
At the end of the year there were three hundred and
ninety-five cases remaining on the tuberculosis register, three
hundred being cases of pulmonary, and ninety-five being
cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis. The register is revised
quarterly as the result of information given by the Tuberculosis
Officer regarding cases in attendance at the Dispensary.
There is a close co-operation between the Public Health
Department and the Tuberculosis Department of the Surrey
County Council.
An inspection of the home conditions and sanitary environment
of every tuberculous patient is carried out by the
staff of the Public Health Department as soon as the notification
is received. In many cases the isolation of patients
who are nursed at home is far from satisfactory. A great
deal, however, has been done to try and improve conditions
and mitigate the risk of infection to other members of the
household concerned.
A large number of visits are paid by the sanitary and
nursing staff. Insanitary conditions have been remedied and
arrangements made, where possible, for the patients to sleep
in separate bedrooms. Where necessary, disinfectants are
also supplied.
In a certain number of cases it has been possible for
convalescent treatment to be arranged for children who are
contacts of the disease.
The Surrey County Council make all arrangements for
the provision of sanatorium and hospital treatment.
During 1932, fifty-one Wimbledon patients were admitted
to sanatoria or hospitals.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925.—No action was necessary in regard to tuberculous
employees in the milk trade.
Public Health Act, 1925 (Section 62).—No action was
required under this section of the Public Health Act, 1925.
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