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The Tuberculosis Death Rate from all forms was 0.6 per thousand,
the rate remaining about the same as in recent years. The trend
for deaths to occur at a later age than before has continued.
In five cases the cases had not previously been notified : none
of them as far as is known had been under the care of a doctor and
the diagnosis was only made on postmortem examination and four
of them were over the age of 65, two of them being cases of renal and
spinal Tuberculosis respectively.
I should like to acknowledge the willing co-operation and
facilities for the inter-change of information which have been provided
by the Chest Physician, Dr. W. D. R. Thompson, and his
staff.
Finsbury Chest Clinic.
(Information kindly providedby Dr. W.D.R. Thompson, Chest Physician).
In the year 1952 a total of 2,624 persons attended the Chest
Clinic. Of this total 151 were seen as Contacts of notified cases.
The number of new cases of tuberculosis taken on the register
amounted to 66. This figure comprised 61 respiratory and 5 nonrespiratory.
Of the 61 respiratory, 42 cases were infectious.

In the year 1951—the grand total was 281.
During 1952, 22 deaths were recorded, and 4 of these were the
direct result of the fog which descended on London before Christmas.
In addition, 6 un-notified took place—2 of these being non-respiratory.
28 cases were removed from the register as recovered, and a
further 36 were transferred to other clinics out of the area. Comment
must be made here—with regard to these transfers—in that the