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Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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PART III.— NOTIFICATION REGISTER
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1931, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metropolitan Borough | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | ||
| 530 | 426 | 956 | 246 | 190 | 436 | 1,392 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year by reason inter alia, of:— | |||||||
| 1. Withdrawal of notification | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| 2. Recovery from the disease | 71 | 93 | 164 | 59 | 48 | 107 | 271 |
| 3. Death | 147 | 118 | 265 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 290 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
No action was taken under the above Regulations during the year.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924 and 1930.
Summary of Quarterly Returns to the London County Council.
| Number of Cases on Register at commencement of quarter | Quarter ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March. | June. | September | December. | ||
| 1,897 | 1,838 | 1.851 | 1,619 | ||
| Number of New Cases notified | 89 | 79 | 68 | 70 | |
| Number of Cases restored to Register, etc | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| Number of Cases removed from Register | 156 | 71 | 303 | 303 | |
| Number of Cases on Register at end of quarter. | Pulmonary | 1,289 | 1,297 | 1 ,124 | 956 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 549 | 554 | 495 | 436 | |
| Totals | 1.838 | 1.851 | 1.619 | 1,392 | |