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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1959
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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TUBERCULOSIS
69 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified during the year.
These were made up of 35 primary notifications, 26 "inward transfers"
and 8 from other sources. There were also 3 non-pulmonary cases, all
being primary notifications. The accompanying tables present details of
cases at present on the Tuberculosis Register.
VARIATIONS IN REGISTER DURING 1959.
| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | TOTAL CASES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| (a) Number of cases remaining on register at 1st January, 1959 | 211 | 173 | 16 | 31 | 431 |
| (b) Number of new cases notified | 21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| (c) Number of cases restored to register | 4 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| (d) Inward Transfers | 18 | 8 | - | - | 26 |
| Removals | |||||
| (e) Outward Transfers | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| (f) Cases recovered | 14 | 12 | - | 1 | 27 |
| (g) Cases gone abroad | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| (h) Cases lost sight of | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| (i) Deaths | 9 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| (j) Cases remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1959 | 200 | 163 | 16 | 31 | 410 |