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Battersea 1938
[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, 1938, on the Register of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metropolitan Borough | 377 | 306 | 683 | 87 | 90 | 177 | 860 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year by reason of:— | |||||||
| 1. Withdrawal of notification | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2. Recovery from the disease | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 3. Death (all causes) | 54 | 37 | 91 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 110 |
| 4. Otherwise | 39 | 39 | 78 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 96 |
NOTES.—Part III.
In Counties, the information should be compiled from the quarterly statements for the year 1938, 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 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.