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98
Patients added to the Register otherwise
than by notification.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
0—1 years ... 1 1
1—5 „ ...— ... 3
5—10 „ ... — ... 3
10—15 „ ... — ... —
15—20 „ ... 2 ... 1
20—25 „ ... 2 ... 2
25—35 „ 9 ... 1
35—45 „ 2 ... 1
45—55 „ ... 2 ... —
55—65 „ ... 3 ... —
65 years and over 1 ... —
22 ... 12
Notification is fairly satisfactory on the whole,
but delay is sometimes experienced in the receipt of
notifications of admissions to and discharges from
sanatoria.
There were 22 deaths certified from Tuberculosis
in which the deceased person had not previously been
notified. Enquiry of the certifying practitioner in
in each case elicited the following explanations:—
Due to oversight or pressure of work 1
Previous notification assumed or alleged 4
Diagnosis only reached at or immediately
before death 10
Certified by Coroner 2
No reply 5
A number of these cases were Tuberculous
Meningitis.
Late notification, probably due to delay in seeking
medical treatment, is shown by the following figures:—
Notified practically at time of death 6
„ within 1 month „ „ 9
„ „ 3 months „ „ 11
„ „ 6 months „ „ 8