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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
Chelsea 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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TUBERCULOSIS
66 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified during the year.
These were made up of 40 notifications, 22 "inward transfers",
2 from Death Returns and 2 from other sources. There were also 8 nonpulmonary
cases, of which 7 were primary notifications, and one from
Death Returns. The accompanying tables present details of cases at
present on the Tuberculosis Register,,
VARIATIONS IN REGISTER DURING 1955.
| PULMONARI | NON-PULMONARI | TOTAL CASES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| (a) Number of cases remaining on register at 1st January, 1955 | 243 | 193 | 9 | 26 | 471 |
| (b) Number of new cases notified | 23 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 50 |
| (c) Number of cases restored to register | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| (&) Inward Transfers | 11 | 11 | - | - | 22 |
| Removals | |||||
| (e) Outward Transfers | 25 | 22 | - | 1 | 48 |
| (f) Cases recovered | 20 | 19 | - | 1 | 40 |
| (g) Gases gone abroad | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| (h) Cases lost sight of | 12 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| (i) Deaths | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 13 |
| (j) Cases remaining on Register at 31st December, 1955 | 212 | 173 | 10 | 30 | 425 |