[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table: Of the 28 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had previously been made of 23 of the cases. In the remaining 5 cases the presence of tuberculosis was discoverd as a result of post mortem examination, one of these cases being notified after death.
Of the 28 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had previously been made of 23 of the cases. In the remaining 5 cases the presence of tuberculosis was discoverd as a result of post mortem examination, one of these cases being notified after death.
Pulmonary
Non-Pulmonary
Total
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1953
1,279
163
1,442
Number of cases entered on the register during the year
172
18
190
Number of cases removed from the register during the year
Pul.
Non-Pul.
Recovered
51
14
Deceased
30
2
Left District
90
11
Lost sight of
1
1
Diagnosis not established
3
1
175
29
204
Number of cases remaining on register on 31st December, 1953
1,276
152
1,428
Table: Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis Nurses. Cases of longer standing are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year, a visit being made to each patient every six months; 1,283 persons were visited during the year. The following reports were obtained:
Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis Nurses. Cases of longer standing are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year, a visit being made to each patient every six months; 1,283 persons were visited during the year. The following reports were obtained:
The treatment of Tuberculosis is now under the control of the Regional
Hospital Board. On the 31st December, 1953, there were 1.118 patients on
the register of the Ilford Clinic.
Table: The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1953 was as follows:
The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1953 was as follows:
