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London County Council 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: The number of primary notifications in metropolitan boroughs during the year 1933, after correction of figures within each metropolitan borough by the exclusion of cases notified as primary but subsequently found to have been previously notified, was 7,139, the corresponding figure for 1932 (52 weeks) being 7,474. The following is an analysis of the notifications in London during the year 1933.

The number of primary notifications in metropolitan boroughs during the year 1933, after correction of figures within each metropolitan borough by the exclusion of cases notified as primary but subsequently found to have been previously notified, was 7,139, the corresponding figure for 1932 (52 weeks) being 7,474. The following is an analysis of the notifications in London during the year 1933.

Form of tuberculosis notified.Sex.Number of formal primary notifications of new cases of tuberculosis.Total notifications.
0-1-5—10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65 +Total all ages
Pulmonary tuberculosisM.21355452684797825806374251203,4064,822
Other forms of tuberculosisF.5263671353534729353201129542,4913,473
M.15811257687597739371410620737
F.767997486988944222016622719
All forms of tuberculosisM.17941801213555388596196744391304, 0265,559
F.1293135145439632818397223149703,1134,192

Table: In addition to the primary cases shown in the above table, a number of cases came to the knowledge of medical officers of health, otherwise than by notification. These figures include cases not notified before death :—

In addition to the primary cases shown in the above table, a number of cases came to the knowledge of medical officers of health, otherwise than by notification. These figures include cases not notified before death :—

Form of tuberculosis notified.Sex.New cases of tuberculosis coming to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65 -Total.
Pulmonary tuberculosisM.941072159162112919141607
F.44616339515576362829482
Other forms of tuberculosisM.10253224171619177113181
F.6352822142022111044176
All forms of tuberculosisM.1929423138751811299810244788
F.103934384711517787463233658

Table: The sources of information as to the unnotified cases shown in the above table were as follows :—

The sources of information as to the unnotified cases shown in the above table were as follows :—

Source of information.Number of cases.
Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
Death returnsfrom local registrars22177
transferable deaths from Registrar-General13466
Posthumous notifications6538
" Transfers " from other areas634165
Other sources3511

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The returns received under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1930, from the medical officers of health of the metropolitan boroughs show that
there were 27,363 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (15,584 males and 11,779 females)
and 10,144 cases of other forms of tuberculosis (5,205 males and 4,939 females) on
the registers of the metropolitan boroughs at the end of 1933.
The following table has been prepared from quarterly returns supplied by the
medical officers of health of the metropolitan boroughs as to the number of cases
added to and removed from the registers in each borough during the registration