[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Wiltshire County Council.

Wiltshire (England). County Council.

Date:: 1934

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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Wiltshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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LEGISLATION IN FORCE. The only legal Public Health powers not applicable generally which the County Council has acquired are the following :— (a) The County of Wilts (Prevention and Treatment of Smallpox) Regulations, 1923. These regulations make it the responsibility of the County Council to provide accommodation and arrange for the treatment of any case of smallpox which may occur within the County. (b) The County of Buckinghamshire, etc. (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Order, 1926. This Order enables the County Council to exercise the powers under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, in regard to the handling of milk by persons suffering from certain forms of tuberculosis. NURSING IN THE HOME. The only professional nursing is supplied by District Nursing Associations, which cover the area almost completely. The work of these Associations is intimately connected with the County Health Department through the County Nursing Association. No professional nursing for infectious disease at home has been specially provided.