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Walthamstow 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The table given below shows the number of cases on the Register at the beginning and end of 1930.

No. on RegisterPulmonary.Total.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
M.F.M .F.
1st January9078141,7214364358712,592
Notified during 19307253125181634159
Total9798671,8464544519052,751
Removed from Register, 193074421167916132
No. on Register
31st December9058251,7304474428892,619

The 132 removals from the Register during 1930 are made up as follows:—

Deaths.Removals.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary .
M.F.M.F.M .F.M.F.
512111232168
7224414
74132.58

The discrepancy between the number of deaths recorded here and
the number of registered deaths during the calendar year is
accounted for by transferable deaths and by cases not notified prior
to death.

Treatment of Tuberculosis.—Treatment is given under the Essex County Council's scheme. The admissions to Hospital during the last five years were:—

Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
M.F.M.F.
193067511117146
192970501119150
192888601412174
192778501523166
192673631718171

No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, and Section 62 of the Public Health
Act, 1925.