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Bethnal Green 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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In addition to the above, 23 other cases were added to the
register,information being received from the following sources:-
Local Death Returns 2
Registrar General's Death Returns
(transferable deaths)-
Posthumous notifications -
Transfers from other areas 21
There were 9 deaths during the year certified as being due to
Tuberculosis.
TABLE 12
The following table shows the number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1950, variations which have taken place during the year, and the number of cases remaining on the Register on the 31st December, 1951
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| No. of cases on register 31.12.50 | 357 | 285 | 80 | 73 | 795 |
| No. of cases notified during 1951 | 44 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 91 |
| Other cases added to register during 1951 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| Cases transferred from Non-pulmonary to Pulmonary | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| 414 | 339 | 85 | 82 | 920 | |
| No. of cases removed from register during 1951 | 33 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 91 |
| Cases transferred to Pulmonary from Non-pulmonary | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Remaining on register 31.12.51 | 381 | 298 | 77 | 71 | 827 |