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Poplar 1938
[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 31st December, 1938, in the area of the County, County Borough, or Metropolitan Borough of Poplar (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 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 83 | 130 |
| ,, Females | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 94 |
| Non-Pulmonary—Males | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 21 |
| ,, Females | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 9 |
| Col. (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (3) | (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 | - | - | — | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| ,, Females | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 |
| Non-Pulmonary—Males | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 |
| ,, Females | — | - | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 |
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
| Death Returns | from Local Registrars | 3 | 1 |
| transferable death from Register-General | 2 | 1 | |
| Posthumous notifications | 7 | 4 | |
| "Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 13 | 10 | |
| Other Sources, if any (specify) Forms 1 & 2 | 3 | 2 | |
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, 1938, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the District Medical Officers of Health in the County, the Medical Officer of Health of the County Borough, or Metropolitan Borough | 333 | 270 | 603 | 11l | 98 | 209 | 812 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register(s) during the year by reason of:— | |||||||
| 1. Withdrawal of notification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Recovery from the disease | 24 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 67 |
| 3. Death (all causes) | 60 | 48 | 108 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 121 |
| 4. Otherwise | 43 | 35 | 78 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 110 |