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would benefit not only the community which is put at risk by the introduction of infectious
persons, but the patients themselves and their families. During the early part of the year
it appeared that several notifications, particularly of Pakistanis, were being received concerning
workers in a particular factory just outside the Borough boundary in Hayes. By co-operation
with the Medical Officer of Health of Hayes and Harlington, Dr. V. Shaw, arrangements
were put in hand for a Mass X-ray survey of the factory workers, but this did not reveal
that any previously unidentified cases were still working there.
The analysis of the housing conditions of new cases shows that of the notified patients
living in Southall, exclusive of the St. Bernard's Hospital notifications, and of those transferred
into the Borough having developed tuberculosis elsewhere, housing conditions were
reasonably good in all except two instances. Of these, one was living in overcrowded conditions
in temporary accommodation following eviction, and one in a flat with no internal
water supply. Rehousing was obtained for the first case on Public Health grounds.
Of the six cases found in 1956 to be living in unsatisfactory housing conditions, two have
left the district, two have gone to other accommodation, and two remain in their former
dwellings, but overcrowding in one case was abated by the rehousing of another family.
Second cases occurred during the year in five households, however; in one the house was
overcrowded, but rehousing was carried out.
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