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Of these 43, 25 were primary notifications, 17 were transferred from
other districts and one came to notice in another way.
During the year 69 persons were removed from the register for the
following reasons
Recovered 30
Removed from the district 25
Death 14
The provision of treatment and investigation of Tuberculosis is the
responsibility of the Regional Hospital Board, the County Council being
responsible for the preventive side of this work.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925, which give power to prohibit the handling
of milk by infectious tuberculous persons, nor under Section 172 of the
Public Health Act, 1936, which provides for the removal of an infectious
person to hospital.
A table shewing the new cases recorded during the year, their age
groups and manner of admission to the register can be seen on page 45
of this report.
TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST DISEASES CARE COMMITTEE
This voluntary Committee, originally constituted as the Merton and
Morden Tuberculosis Care Committee to assist local tuberculous families,
extended the scope of its activities in 1959 to include chest and
heart cases other than those of tubercular origin which are referred to
it from the chest clinics. It consists of representatives of various organisations
together with independent members and, ex-officio, the Medical
Officer of Health, Chest Physician, Tuberculosis Health Visitors and the
Care Almoner. It supplies voluntary aid to patients and their families
as an addition to the statutory assistance which is available and thereby
helps to make life easier for these unfortunate people.
The Committee's income is derived from the sale of Christmas
Seals, donations, grants and proceeds from local functions. As a number
of patients are found to be suffering from lung cancer generous help has
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