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TABLE 12
The following table shows the number of cases on the Tuberculosis
Register at the end of 1951, variations which have taken place during
the year, and the number of cases remaining on the Register on the
31st December, 1952.
Pulmonary
Non-pulmonary
Total
Males
Females
Males
Females
No. of cases on register
31. 12. 51
381
298
77
71
827
No. of cases notified
during 1952
37
34
4
4
79
Other cases added to register
during 1952
14
10
1
2
27
Cases transferred from Nonpulmonary
to Pulmonary
-
_
-
-
_
432
342
82
77
933
No. of cases removed from
register during 1952
44
53
10
9
116
Cases transferred to Pulmonary
from Non-pulmonary
-
-
-
-
-
Remaining on register
31. 12. 52
388
289
72
68
817
Mass Radiography
In connection with the national drive to combat Tuberculosis,
Mobile X-Ray Units visit every possible area from time to time.
During the year a Mobile Unit was based in the Borough and the
following details of the resulting Survey have been furnished by the
Medical Director of the Mass Radiography Unit 6b.
Males Females Total
Number of Attendances 2,285 1.722 4,007
Number passed as normal 2,150 1,649 3,799
Number with Inactive Tuberculosis 55 30 85
Number with Active Tuberculosis6 2 8
Number with other abnormalities 74 41 115