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Fulham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS Return for Year Ending 31st December, 1959
| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Chi Idren* | To tal | Men | 1to men | Children* | To tal | |
| Notified cases on Register at 1st January, 1959 | 663 | 490 | 35 | 1,188 | 53 | 58 | 13 | 124 |
| Notifications | 45 | 23 | 8 | 76 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Transfers from other areas | 40 | 21 | — | 61 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Children transferred to adults | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths (all causes) | 20 | 1 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| Left the Borough | 85 | 33 | 5 | 123 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Recovered | 5 | 16 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| Children transferred to adults | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Other reasons | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| Notified cases on Register at 31st December, 1959 | 630 | 485 | 24 | 1,139 | 53 | 57 | 13 | 123 |
* For the purpose of this Return, children are recognised
as adults upon attaining the age of 15 years
T B Death Rate 12 4 per 100 000 Population compared with 14 8 in 1958.
T B Notification Rate 78.5 " " " " " 90.7 " "
Tuberculosis
The tuberculosis death rate has again shown a fall, being 12.4 compared with 14.8
in 1958. There has been a steady decline in the incidence and mortality of this
disease since the end of the war. largely due to the introduction at that time of
drugs which are effective against the tubercle bacillus. The dramatic improvement is
shown by the fact that, in 1949 the tuberculosis death rate per 100,000 population
was 48.4 The notification rate for tuberculosis in 1959 was 78.5 compared with
90 7 in 1958. Ten years ago. in 1949, the rate was 192.7.