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Willesden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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D.—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
TUBERCULOSIS
Notifications.—On 1st February, 1913, all forms of
tuberculosis became notifiable by Order of the Local
Government Board. Previous to that date only pulmonary
tuberculosis was notifiable.
The following Table, No. 52, shews the number of
notifications received during the year ending 27th December,
1913:—
Table No. 55.
| No. of notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis received between 28th December, 1912, and 31st January, 1913 | 7.1 |
| No. of notifications of all forms of tuberculosis as received from 1st February to 27th December, 1913, both dates inclusive— | |
| On Form A., i.e., from medical practitioners of cases not previously notified | 572 |
| On Form B, i.e., from School Medical Inspectors of cases not previously notified by them | 35 |
| On Form C., i.e., from Medical Officers of Poor Law Institutions and Sanatoria of cases previously notified and admitted to these institutions | 102 |
| On Form D., i.e., from Medical Officers of Poor Law Institutions and Sanatoria of cases previously notified and discharged from these institutions | 91 |
| Total number of notifications received for the 52 weekending 27th December, 1913 | 871 |