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Bethnal Green 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930 PART i.—SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS during the period from the 1st January, 1938, to the 31st December, 1938, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
| „ Females | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 47 |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | .... | .... | 2 | 2 | 1 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 6 | 6 |
| Females | .... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 8 | 10 |
PART II.— SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN.— New Cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
| AGE PERIODS | 0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | .... | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .... | 15 |
| ,, Females | .... | .... | 2 | .... | .... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 15 |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | .... | 1 | 2 | .... | 2 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | 1 | .... | 7 | |
| ,, Females | .... | .... | 2 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | 1 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | 5 |
The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained, is stated below :
| Source of Information | No. of cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
| Death Returns | from local Registrars | 6 | 4 | |
| transferable deaths from Registrar General | 3 | 1 | ||
| Posthumous notifications | 1 | 2 | ||
| " Transfers " from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 20 | 5 | ||
| Other Sources if any (specify) | .... | .... | ||
PART III.—NOTIFICATION REGISTER.
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1938, on the Register of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metropolitan Borough | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Fem'ls | Total | Males | Fem'ls | Total | ||
| 434 | 344 | 778 | 196 | 158 | 354 | 1,132 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register(s) during the year by reason of :— | |||||||
| 1 Withdrawal of notification | 2 | 2 | 4 | .... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 Recovery from the disease | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 Death | 54 | 27 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 91 |
| 4 Otherwise | 28 | 39 | 67 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 90 |
| Total | 89 | 72 | 161 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 204 |