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Battersea 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Part III.—Notification Register.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1931, on the Register of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metropolitan Borough | 468 | 352 | 820 | 207 | 171 | 378 | 1,198 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year bv reason inter alia of:— | |||||||
| 1. Withdrawal of notification | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2. Recovery from the disease | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 3. Death | 106 | 46 | 152 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 185 |
NOTES.—Part III.
In Counties, the information should be compiled from the quarterly statements for the year 1931, which are required to be furnished to the County Medical
Officer of Health by the Medical Officer of Health of each District in the County, in pursuance of Article 10 (8) of the above-mentioned Regulations, and should represent
the sum of the figures relating to each District in the County. If any of these quarterly statements has not been duly received by the County Medical Officer of Health, the Ministry
should be furnished with particulars, including the name of the District concerned. Further, if the County Medical Officer of Health is in any doubt as to the accuracy of
the figures included in his Return, he should record the fact, giving reasons.