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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
Harrow 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Register.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. on register Jan. 1st, 1939 | 326 | 267 | 64 | 75 |
| No. of New Cases added | 106 | 100 | 19 | 21 |
| No. of cases added—other than on Form A | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| No. of cases restored to register | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| No. of cases removed | 108 | 91 | 18 | 17 |
| No. on register Dec. 31st, 1939 | 331 | 280 | 65 | 80 |
The following table is a summary of the cases removed from the register, with the reason for their removal:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Left the District | 49 | 48 | 6 | 8 |
| Died | 34 | 22 | 3 | - |
| Cured | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
| Diagnosis not confirmed or withdrawn | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Deaths.
60 persons (36 male and 24 female) died from pulmonary
tuberculosis during the year, and 18 (11 male and 7 female) from
non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberculous disease, therefore,
accounted for 5-5 per cent, of the total deaths in the district.
23 of the deaths of pulmonary cases and 5 of the non-pulmonary
took place in this district, mostly in the patients' own homes, while
37 of the pulmonary and 13 of the non-pulmonary occurred outside
the district, mostly in institutions.