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TUBERCULOSIS
Return for Year ending 31st December, 1960
The tuberculosis death rate has again shown a fall, being 3.5 compared with 12.4 in 1959. There has
been a steady decline in the incidence and mortality of this disease since the end of the war, largely due to
the introduction at that time of drugs which are effective against the tubercle bacillus. The dramatic
improvement is shown by the fact that, in 1950, the tuberculosis death rate per 100,000 population was 34.0.
The notification rate for tuberculosis in 1960 was 73.5 compared with 78.5 in 1959. Ten years ago, in 1950,
the rate was 184.7.
PULMONARY
NON-PULMONARY
M en
Women
Children*
Total
Men
Women
ChiIdren*
Total
Notified cases on Register at
1st January, 1960
630 485 24 1,139 53 57 13 123
Add: -
Notifications
43 23 5 71 5 6 1 12
Transfers from other areas
46 16 - 62 - - 1 1
Children transferred to adults
- 4 - 4 1 1 - 2
Deduct:-
Deaths (all causes)
16 1 - 17 - - - -
Left the Borough
47 21 2 70 3 3 - 6
Recovered
16 30 2 48 1 6 - 7
Children transferred to adults
- - 4 4 - - 2 2
utner reasons
20 8 1 29 1 1 - 2
Notified cases on Register at
31st December, 1960
620 468 20 1,108 5 4 5 4 13 121
•For the purpose of this Return, children are recognised as adults upon attaining the age of 15 years
T. B. Death Rate: 3.5 per 100,000 Population compared with 12.4 in 1959
T.B, Notification Rate: 73.5 • " '' '' '' " 78.5 " "