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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
Fulham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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59
TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year under review the Tuberculosis
Register has been corrected by the removal of all
cases under the headings: Recovered, arrested,
diagnosis not confirmed, lost sight of, left the district,
or died, and the addition of all new cases notified,
in accordance with the Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations.
The details of these removals and additions are as follows:—
| Pulmonary: | Non-Pulmonary: | TOTALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Number of cases on register at commencement of 1933 | 539 | 533 | 305 | 293 | 1,670 |
| Number of cases removed during the year | 125 | 92 | 19 | 22 | 258 |
| 414 | 441 | 286 | 271 | 1,412 | |
| Number of cases notified for the first time during 1933 | 131 | 107 | 20 | 23 | 281 |
| Number of cases restored to Register during the year | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of 1933 | 545 | 549 | 306 | 294 | 1,694 |
The number of cases notified for the first time
during 1933 shown in the above Table includes
257 cases analysed in Table VII. (page 63) and