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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Richmond upon Thames 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Under 5 | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15—24 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25—44 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45—64 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations
1925, powers are given to prohibit any person suffering from
respiratory tuberculosis from entering upon employment involving
the handling of milk.
Under the Public Health Act 1936 (Section 172) powers are
given to cause the removal and detention of any tubercular patient
where proper precautions are not being taken and the circumstances
are such as could constitute a danger to others.
AFTER CARE.
The Barnes and Richmond Tuberculosis Care Committee continued
their important part in the Surrey County Council Scheme
for the "care and after care" of tuberculous patients.
The aim of the Committee is to supplement official help for the
patient and his family, according to his individual needs, and so
lessen the anxieties which hinder recovery.