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Barnes 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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There has been a very decided improvement in notification
during the past six years; in every case of failure to notify
the medical practitioner has been communicated with and
reminded of his obligations under the Regulations. No instance
has occurred in which it was necessary to institute proceedings.
The Register of Notifications has been kept revised in accordance
with the requirements of the Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1924, and the number of cases added to or removed
from the Register during the year and the number remaining on
the Register on December 31st, 1926, are as under:—
| Form of Disease. | On Register 1st Jan., 1926. | New Cases Added. | Removed from Register. | Remaining on Register, 31st Dec. 1926. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Notif ns | Otherwise. | Total | Cured. | Left District. | Died. | Total. | |||
| Pulmonary | 203 | 47 | 5 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 208 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 68 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 61 |
| All Forms | 271 | 53 | 7 | 60 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 62 | 269 |
Preventive work carried nut by the Council.
The same measures of prevention have been followed during
1926 as detailed in my Report for 1925 (page 71). A total of
270 home-visits were made by the Health Visitors in connection
with patients suffering from tuberculosis.
It has not been found necessary to take action during the
year under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925, in respect of any tuberculous persons employed in
the milk trade, nor has there been any occasion for compulsory
removal to hospital under Section 62 of the Public Health Act,
1925 to be resorted to.
Treatment—Dispensary and Institutional —The Surrey County
Council is the Local Authority responsible for the treatment of
all tuberculosis cases within the Urban District. The District
Medical Officer of Health, however, acts as Tuberculosis Officer,
and the two Health Visitors carry out the work of Tuberculosis
Nurses under the County Council's Scheme. Statistical returns
as to the work carried out have been furnished to the County
Medical Officer, and will be included in his Annual Report.