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Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930.
Part I.-summary of Notifications during the period from the 3rd January, 1932, to the 31st December, 1932, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of P oplar (to which this Return
relates)
| Age Periods. | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notifications. | ||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages). | ||
| Pulmonary- Males | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 109 | 231 |
| ,, Females | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 202 |
| Non-Pulmonary- Males | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | 30 |
| ,, females | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 23 |
| Col. (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) |
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 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| ,, Females | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Non-Pulmonary- Males | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | |
| ,, Females | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 13 |
The source or sources from information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should
be stated below:-
| Source of Information. | Number of Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
| Death Returns from Local Registers | 3 | 1 |
| Death Returns transferable deaths from Register-General | 3 | 2 |
| Posthumous notifications | 7 | 3 |
| "Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 6 | 4 |
| Other Sources, if any (specify) Forms 1& 2 | 8 | 9 |
PART III.—NOTIFICATION REGISTER
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1932, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metro politan Borough | 462 | 353 | 815 | 220 | 162 | 382 | 1,197 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year by reason inter alia of:- 1. Recovery from the desease, cured and no longer suffering | 20 | 28 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 81 |
| 2. Diagnosis not confirmed | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 3. Deaths | 93 | 78 | 171 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 187 |