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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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in no instance did there appear to be neglect to notify a case on the part
of a medical practitioner, who in the majority of cases was only called
in when the patient was in an advanced stage of the disease. In 4 instances
the diagnosis was made as a result of post-mortem examination.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
The object of these regulations is to prevent anyone who is aware that
he is suffering from an infectious form of tuberculosis from engaging in
certain departments of the milk trade. There was no occasion for
exercising the powers conferred by these regulations during 1930.
Table VII.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Number of cases on Register at beginning of year 1930 | 745 | 458 | 207 | |
| Notified for the first time during year | 112 | 64 | 19 | 31 |
| 857 | 522 | 180 | 238 | |
| Removed from the Register on account of death or removal from Westminster | 102 | 66 | 10 | 12 |
| 755 | 456 | 170 | ||
Of the 190 cases removed from the Register during the year 1930,
84 were on account of death, and 106 persons suffering from Tuberculosis
moved from the City.
The following table shows the number of deaths from Tuberculosis for the last 5 years, together with the death-rate.
| Year. | Deaths. | Rate per |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | ||
| 1926 | 133 | .96 |
| 1927 | 114 | .83 |
| 1928 | 108 | .83 |
| 1929 | 124 | .98 |
| 1930 | 107 | .85 |
The following table shows Deaths per 100,000 of civilian population
since 1918.