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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
Upon a report submitted by the Public Health Committee,
to the Borough Council on the 23rd January, 1924, the Minister
of Health was requested to issue an Order empowering the local
authorities responsible for administering the Tuberculosis Regulations
to prevent infectious tuberculous persons from engaging in
any occupation connected with the milk trade that would be likely
to result in the milk becoming infected. Further representations
in this direction were made to the Minister of Health upon a
report submitted by this Committee to the Borough Council on the
27th May, 1925.
The above-named Regulations, made by the Minister of
Health, are now in operation and forbid any person suffering from
tuberculosis of the respiratory tract to enter on any employment
or occupation which would involve the milking of cows, handling
of vessels used for milk, or the treatment of milk. Any person
suffering from tuberculosis 6f the respiratory tract and in an
infectious state can be required to discontinue his employment at
a week's notice, with right of appeal to the Courts.
The Medical Officer of Health is requested in the Circular
accompanying the Regulations, to take all reasonable steps, including
expert clinical and bacteriological examination, to be sure
that a suspected person is really suffering from tuberculosis.
Local Authorities are urged to make every effort to preserve
the confidential character of notifications as far as this is consistent
with the due exercise of the, new Regulations.
Meat.
Meat Inspection.—All animals, with few exceptions, killed at
the slaughterhouses in the Borough are inspected at the time of
slaughter or shortly afterwards.
No request has been made for the marking of meat inspected,,
and no arrangements have been made for doing so.