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Pulmonary Pathisis.
On and after the 1st January, 1909, all cases
of Pulmonary Phthisis occurring either in institutions
under the Poor Law or in the practice of
Poor Law District medical officers will be notified
to the Medical Officer of Health of the District in
which they reside, and removal will entail this
information being passed on to the other
Authority.
It is distinctly stated that no restraint or
interference is to be exercised on the consumptive,
who is still at perfect liberty to continue to be a
source of danger to those about him, and to move
about as he will, so that at present it is not very
clear what good is to be derived from this notification
of infection; but as a further memorandum is
promised shortly, it is perhaps more with a view
to obtaining reliable figures as to the number of
cases under observation to serve as a basis for
further legislation.
Tuberculosis.
The importance of having a pure milk supply
is becoming more and more recognised both by
Sanitary Authorities and private consumers.
Hitherto the conditions under which cows are
kept and milk produced, have been the more
considered as bearing on the cleanliness and purity
of the milk, but latterly the condition of the cows
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