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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 1956
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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TUBERCULOSIS
73 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified during the year. These
were made up of 35 primary notifications, 29 "inward transfers", 1from
Death Returns and 8 from other sources. There were also 5 non-pulmonary
cases of which 4 were primary notifications, and one from "inward transfers".
The accompanying tables present details of cases at present on the
Tuberculosis Register.
VARIATIONS IN REGISTER DURING 1956.
| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | TOTAL CASES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||
| (a) Number of cases remaining on register at 1st January, 1956. | 212 | 173 | 10 | 30 | 425 | ||
| (b) Number of new cases notified. | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 40 | ||
| (c) Number of cases restored to register | 2 | 4 | - | - | 6 | ||
| (d) Other cases added | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| (e) Inward Transfers | 16 | 13 | 1 | - | 30 | ||
| Removals | |||||||
| (f) Outward Transfers | 17 | 12 | - | 1 | 30 | ||
| (g) Cases recovered | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | ||
| (h) Cases gone abroad | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| (i) Deaths | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| (j) Cases remaining on Register at 31st December, 1956 | 227 | 194 | 12 | 31 | 464 | ||