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Fulham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Exclusion from work of Contacts of Infectious Disease
Both by regulations made under the National Insurance Act, 1946. and the Public
Health (Infectious Disease) Regulations. 1953. persons may be excluded from work and
entitled to National Health sickness benefit if, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of
Health such persons are contacts or carriers of disease and it is necessary to exclude
them from work in order to prevent the spread of infection.
These Regulations apply particularly to food handlers in foodshops; also cooks and
kitchen hands employed in cafes, canteens and restaurants.
During the year 15 such Certificates were issued.
TUBERCULOSIS Return for Year Ending 31st December, 1956
| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Children | Total | Men | Women | Children* | Total | |
| Notified cases on Register at 1st January. 1956 | 681 | 491 | 43 | 1,215 | 48 | 69 | 25 | 142 |
| Add:- | ||||||||
| Notifications | 60 | 61 | 10 | 131 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Transfers from other areas | 42 | 30 | 1 | 73 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Children transferred to adults | 4 | 5 | – | 9 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Returned to Fulham | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Deduct:- | . | |||||||
| Deaths (all causes) | 20 | 2 | – | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Left the Borough | 63 | 36 | 1 | 100 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Recovered | 10 | 15 | – | 25 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| Children transferred to adults | – | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Other reasons | 12 | 7 | – | 19 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Notified cases on Register at 31st December. 1956 | 682 | 527 | 44 | 1,253 | 51 | 73 | 26 | 15O |
For the purposes of this Return, children are recognised as adults upon attaining
the age of 15 years
T.B. Death Rate 18.8 per 100,000 Population which compares favourably with
22.7 in 1955.
The Notification Rate has increased from 91.0 in 1955 to 121.3 in 1956.