TUBERCULOSIS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 209, 10 September 1901, Page 2

TUBERCULOSIS.

THE STRINGENT REGULATIONS,

A WARNING

(Special to Tunis.) Wellington, last night,

The far-reaching effect of bringing tuberculosis under the provisions of the j Public Health Act as an infectious disease, I as was done some months ago, does not appear to be generally known. I learnt to-day from the Chief Health Officer that | not only is it compulsory for all cases of i consumption to be reported to tho Do- | partment, either by medical men or the I relatives of a patient, but power exists to | compel the owner of a house that nas been in the occupation of a consumptive patient to inform tho incoming tenant of the fact. Naturally it is a difficult matter to get house-owners to willingly depreciate the value of their property in this wav. and probably* most of them prefer to take the risk of detection. The Depart ment will, however, prosecute wherever it lias evidence of neglect of the regulation. A momont's thought will show the value of the precaution from the point of public health, as many cases are onrocov 1 where consumption has been communicated from one tenant to another. Thorough fumigation of premises will effectually* dispose of all risk. The Department is anxious that the public should becomo aware of the extent of its powor, and assist in stamping out consumption in this colony.