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TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis of all kinds is notifiable, and particulars
of the number of notification certificates received
during the year is set out in the table appended
hereto. Owing to the fact that a case of tuberculosis
may be notified in several boroughs or districts, the
number of notification certificates received is only a
very imperfect guide to the amount of tuberculosis in
the Borough. There is also the consideration that
notification, is more strictly enforced in some districts
than in others. The only exact means known at present
of judging the prevalence of tuberculosis is by the
deaths recorded from the disease. There were 134
deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, 11 deaths from
tuberculous meningitis, and 7 deaths from other tuberculous
diseases.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis of all
kinds during the past few years is as follows : —
1919 216
1920 197
1921 184
1922 219
1923 183
1924 152
The number of deaths from this disease showed
a substantial decline, and is probably a genuine indication
of the progress made in combating this disease.