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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
Finsbury 1927
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1927
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TUBERCULOSIS (All Forms).
Tuberculosis. —The voluntary notification of pulmonary tuberculosis
and of tuberculosis of other parts of the body associated
with discharges was adopted by the Finsbury Borough Council in
1900. Now by the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912,
all forms of tuberculosis are compulsorily notifiable from and after
the 1st February, 1913.
The following information is of interest as throwing some light on the approximate duration of cases of tuberculosis after notification:—
| 1920 to 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths from Tuberculosis | 596 | 126 | 99 | 114 |
| Number of cases notified only at death | 44a | 6c | 3d | 5g |
| Number of cases dying non-notified | 120b | 17e | 14f | 22h |
| Number of cases notified within a month of death | 50 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Number of cases notified within 1 to 3 months of death | 55 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Number of cases notified within 3 to 6 months of death | 53 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
Of the numbers given above, those deaths which occurred in poor law
institutions are as follows : —a, 32 ; 6, 65 ; c, 5 ; d, 2 ; e, 12 ; f, 9 ; g 4 ; h6.
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