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Stoke Newington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Total Number of Tuberculous Persons Living in the
Borough.—A live register continually changing from additional
notifications, transfers into and out of the district, and deaths, is
maintained by the Medical Officer of Health.
The known tuberculous
population increased from 296 to 309 during the year.
The known tuberculous population increased from 296 to 309 during the year.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. of cases on Register at beginning of 1931 | 135 | 92 | 34 | 35 |
| No. of cases on Register at end of 1931 | 140 | 93 | 39 | 37 |
Out of the total number of 58 deaths from Tuberculosis 13
(or 22-4 %) were of cases which were unnotified previous to death,
as compared with 12.2 % of unnotified cases the previous year.
If from the death returns it is noted that there has been failure
to notify, an enquiry is sent to the practitioner as to the reason for
non-noti fication.
In the majority of cases the practitioner was under the impression
that the case had been previously notified.
During the year there was no evidence of any wilful neglect
of the regulations on the part of the certifying practitioners.
The following report on the work of the Dispensary, so far as
it concerns Stoke Newington patients, has been furnished by Dr.
F. W. Hamilton, the Clinical Tuberculosis Officer :—
METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough
of Stoke Newington.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit the report for the year 1931. There has been
no change from the routine adopted in previous years, and the