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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 1957
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957
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TUBERCULOSIS
87 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified during the year.
These were made up of 42 primary notifications, 34 "inward transfers",
and 11 from other sources. There were also 8 non-pulmonary cases of
which 5 were primary notifications, 2 from "inward transfers", and
one from other sources. The accompanying tables present details of
cases at present on the Tuberculosis Register.
VARIATIONS IN REGISTER DURING 1957.
| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | TOTAL CASES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| (a) Number of cases remaining on register at 1st January, 1957. | 227 | 194 | 12 | 31 | 464 |
| (b) Number of new cases notified. | 31 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 51 |
| (c) Number of cases restored to register. | 5 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| (d) Inward Transfers | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Removals | |||||
| (e) Outward Transfers | 52 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 91 |
| (f) Cases recovered | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 |
| (g) Cases gone abroad | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| (h) Cases lost sight of | 8 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| (i) Deaths | 3 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| (j) Cases remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1957. | 216 | 181 | 13 | 31 | 441 |