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Fulham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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55.
TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year under review the Tuberculosis
Register has been corrected by the removal of all cases
under the headings
Cured, arrested, diagnosis not confirmed, lost sight of,
left the district or died,
and the addition of all new cases notified, in accordance
with the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations.
The details of these removals and additions are as follows: —
| Pulmonary: | Non-Pulmonary: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Number of cases on the Register at commencement of 1930 | 455 | 460 | 291 | 240 |
| Number of cases removed during the year | 97 | 80 | 35 | 16 |
| 358 | 380 | 256 | 224 | |
| Number of cases notified for first time during 1930 | 126 | 118 | 17 | 35 |
| *Number of cases restored to Register during 1930 | - | 3 | _ | _ |
| 484 | 501 | 273 | 259 | |
* These three cases left Fulham for other districts in London
prior to 1930, and returned to live in Fulham during the
year.
During the vear 296 cases were notified for the
v.-
first time in Fulham. Of tihese, 244 were cases of
tuberculosis of the respiratory system and 52 were due
to tuberculosis of other organs. Table IV (page 36)
classifies the cases according to the ages of the persons
affectied and also gives the numbers of cases in each
ward of the Borough.