Report.

  • South Africa. Tuberculosis Commission.
Date:
1914
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    INDEX. CHAPTER 1. Para. Page Terms of Reference .. .. .. .. .. .. .. — 1 Interim Report on the Immigration of Tuberculous Persons .. 2 1 Reference to Immigration Act, 1913 .. .. . • •• •• ^ 1 Scope of the present Report . . .. . . . . 5 2 Character and extent of Enquiry undertaken .. . . . . 7 2 Difficulties arising from the paucity oi Statistics .. . . . . 7 2 Places visited by the Commission . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Visit of the Commission to Basutoland . . . . . . . . 9 3 Difficulties due to absence of technical research . . . . . . 10 3 Necessity for Pathological research .. .. .. .. .. 10 4 Influence of altitude on disease .. .. .. .. .. 10 4 Preliminary review of the development of the Anti-tuberculosis campaign .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 4 CHAPTER 2. ^ The Development or the Anti-Ttjberculosis Campaign in Other Countries. The development of the Anti-Tuberculosis campaign in Other Countries 12 4 Views as to its causation .. . . . . . . . . . . 13 4 Measures taken for prevention in early times . . . . . . 13 4 The development and growth of public action . . . . . . 16 5 Work of the Collective Investigation Committee of the British Medical Association .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 6 First Congress for study of Tuberculosis in Paris, 1888 . . . . 20 6 Action of French Government arising out of Resolutions of Congress, 1888 .. ' 20 6 First British Royal Commission on Tuberculosis, 1890 .. . . 21 7 Findings of above .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 21 7 Appointment of Second British Royal Commission on Tuberculosis . . 23 8 Findings of above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 8 Professor Koch's a.nnouncement regarding Bovine Tuberculosis . . 24 8 Appointment of Third British Royal Commission, 1901 . . . . 25 9 Summary of findings of above . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 9 Investigations of recent years in England and the Continent. . . . 25 10 Announcement of the preparation of tuberculin by Koch . . . . 26 10 Tuberculin as a curative agent .. ., .. .. .. .. 27 11 Tuberculin as a means of diagnosis .. .. .. .. .. 28 11 Tuberculin, its uses in the eradication of tuberculosis in dairy herds. . 29 ] 1 Bang's system followed by the Danish Government in the eradication of tuberculosis in dairy herds . . .. . . . . . . . . 29 11 Establishment of first sanatorium .. .. .. .. .. 30 12 EstablishmenL of pubKc sanatoria in Germany .. . . .. 31 12 Special hospitals for treatment of consumption in England . . ,. 32 13 Foundation of National Association for the|;Prevention of Consumption 32 13 Sanatorium movement in America .. .. .. . . .. 32 13 The place^of the sanatorium in the campaign against tuberculosis .. 33 13 Resolutions adopted at International Congress on Tuberculosis, Paris 1905 33 13 Report to Local Government Board by Dr. Bulstrode, 1902 .. .. 34 14 The Tuberculosis Dispensary . . .. . . . . . . , . 35 14 Sir R. W. Philip's scheme in connection with tuberculosis dispensaries 35 14 The Enghsh Insurance Act, 1911, and its effect on the eradication of tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 15 Amount payable out of the funds for maintenance of sanatoria and dispensaries ,. .. ,. .. .. .. .. ^, 36 15 Appointment of British Departmental Committee .. ., .. 37 16