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give priority to tuberculous families when dealing with the abatement
of overcrowding under the Housing Act, 1935; and perhaps
it could be made a condition of the tenancy that the tuberculous
person should sleep in a separate room, although I believe it would
be impossible to be absolutely sure that this was being done.
Nevertheless, this condition might have a moral effect, and be of
some educational value.
In any case a patient suffering from tuberculosis should have
the opportunity of sleeping in a separate room.
Your3 obediently,
A. T. TILL,
Medical Officer of Health.
The Housing Committee agreed to accept the suggestions made
in the report.
Chicken Pox.
Sixty-four cases of chicken pox were notified by the head
teachers of the schools in the district.
Whooping Cough.
One hundred and two cases of whooping cough were notified
during the year by the head teachers of schools in this district.
Measles.
Twenty-two cases of measles were notified during the year by
the head teachers of schools in the district. No death from measles
was registered during the year.
Mumps.
Two hundred and thirty-three cases of mumps were notified by
the head teachers during the year, The majority of the cases were
of a very mild character, and minor cases probably account for the
large number of children infected.
Pneumonia.
Thirty-five cases of pneumonia were notified by practitioners
during the year. Six of these cases were notified as primary
influenzal pneumonia. The total deaths registered as pneumonia
was 35; this includes all forms of pneumonia, both primary and
secondary.