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during the year. I should further point out that
although the new cases of Tuberculosis are fewer
than in previous years, they numbered 141 in all.
To grasp the significance of this figure it should be
remembered that Tuberculosis is not a disease like
Scarlet Fever or Diphtheria where an attack without
complications once successfully survived may leave
the patient little the worse. To be attacked by
Tuberculosis in a congested district like Bethnal
Green is to be faced with a struggle to restoration to
health that may last many years. All we can say
with regard to this disease is that the number of new
victims is slowly falling. While thankful for the small
mercies indicated by the following figures, I am of
opinion that they do not afford any grounds for
complacency but rather show the need for fuller
information and more energetic measures.