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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 1960
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1960
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TUBERCULOSIS
45 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified during the year.
These were made up of 25 primary notifications, 18 "inward transfers"
and 2 from other sources,, There were also 3 non-pulmonary cases, 2
being primary notifications and one "inward transfer". The accompanying
tables present details of cases at present on the Tuberculosis Register.
VARIATIONS IN REGISTER DURING I960.
| (a) Number of cases remaining on register at 1st January, I960 | PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | TOTAL CASES. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 200 | 163 | 16 | 31 | 410 | |
| (b) Number of new cases notilied | 20 | 7 | - | 2 | 29 |
| (c) Inward Transfers | 8 | 10 | - | 1 | 19 |
| Removals | |||||
| (d) Outward Transfers | 21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 48 |
| (e) Cases recovered | 6 | 8 | - | 2 | 16 |
| (f) Cases gone abroad | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| (g) Cases lost sight of | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| (h) Deaths | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| (j) Cases remaining on the Register at 31st December, I960 | 187 | 137 | 13 | 25 | 362 |