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Fulham 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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Number of Deaths in Fulham 1962 1961
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 26 (9)
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis Nil (Nil)
Bronchitis 114 (99)
Cancer of the lung 77 (95)
Number Taken off the Tuberculosis Register as CURED
Pulmonary 24 (53)
Non-Pulmonary 4 (5)
Number of Visits by the Chest Physician 70 (70)
Number of Visits by the Health Visitors 2,025 (2,593)
Number of Patients X-rayed 3,844 (4,141)
Number of Patients undergoing treatment at home Nil (Nil)
Number of B.C.G. Vaccinations 233 (295)
NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS ON THE REGISTER
AT 31.12.1962 1,235 (1,206)
Figures in brackets are the comparative figures for 1961.
Table 4 .

AGE AT DEATH

YearsMalesFemales
36 - 45-3
46 - 554-
56 - 6511-
66 - 755-
Over 7521
224

Table 1 shows the trend in tuberculosis work in the last decade. The new notified cases
have dropped by 50%. There is little change in the deaths; except for three, these are all in the 45
plus age group.
Tables 2 and 3 show the general clinic figures and it can be seen that the fall in the amount
of tuberculosis investigation is more than compensated for by the increase in the bronchitis
problem.
The fall in new notifications and the resultant gradual disappearance of the old popular fears
of tuberculosis increases the problems of contact work. Today, with more and more children leaving
school Mantoux negative, thereby swelling the size of the population at risk from tuberculosis
infection, it is more than ever necessary to investigate every known contact. The increase in the
new contact attendances is satisfactory in itself, but their failure to attend for further follow-up as
shown by the fall in these attendances from 3,724 in 1961 to 2,617 in 1962, is a matter of some
concern.