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Bethnal Green 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Tuberculosis
During the year formal notifications (corrected) under the Public Health
(Tuberculosis) Regulations , 1952 , were received in respect of 32 cases of respiratory
tuberculosis and three non-respiratory as compared with 20 respiratory cases and six
non-respiratory cases for the previous year:-
The following table gives details of the age and sex incidence of these
cases:-
TABLE 11
| Primary Notifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods | 0 - | 1 - | 2 - | 5 - | 10- | 15 - | 20 - | 25 - | 35 - | 45 - | 55 - | 65 - | 75 - | Total |
| Respiratory males | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Respiratory Females | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| Non-respiratory males | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Non-respiratory females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
In addition to the above, information was received of 23 other cases by transfers
from other areas.
There were 5 deaths during the year certified as being due to tuberculosis and
deaths accounted for 11 removals from the Register. Twelve other cases were removed as
cured the remaining 38 cases taken off die register were transfers to other areas.
The following table shows the number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register
at the end of 1962 , variation; which have taken place during the year, and the number
of cases remaining on the Register on the 31st December, 1963.