Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1st January, 1933, to the 3lst December, 1933, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough ofPoplar (to which this Return relates).
Age Periods. | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
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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 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 124 | 253 |
„ Fema les | — | 2 | — | 4 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 5 | — | 93 | 171 |
Non-Pulmonary—Males | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 23 |
,, Females | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 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 | |
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Pulmonary- | Males | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
,, Females | 1 | 1 | 2 | ] | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 13 | |
Non-Pulmonary- | Males | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
,, Females | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—
Source of Information. | Number of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
Death Returns | from Local Registrara | 7 | 1 |
transferable deaths from Registrar-General | 2 | 3 | |
Posthumous no Iflications | 8 | 5 | |
"Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 6 | 6 | |
Other Sources, if any (specify) Forms l & 2 | 19 | 5 |
Part III.— NOTIFICATION REGISTER
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases. | |||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1933, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metropolitan Borough | 472 | 347 | 819 | 218 | 153 | 371 | 1,190 |
Number of cases removed from the Register during the year by reason inter alia, of:— | |||||||
1. Withdrawal of notification | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
2. Recovery from the disease, cured and no longer suffering | 12 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
3. Diagnosis not confirmed | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
4. Death | 93 | 61 | 154 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 177 |