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Ninety-eight deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
registered, against seventy-two in the previous year, representing
a death-rate of 0.8 per 1,000 compared with 0.6 in
1938.
I append figures for the years 1925-39, showing the
interval between notification and death of tuberculous
persons.
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928
1929.
1930.
1931.
1932.
1933.
1934.
1935.
1936.
1937.
1938.
1939.
1. Total number of deaths
from Tuberculosis in the
Borough 138 142 181 135 149 153 127 156 150 124 119 116 106 87 107
2. The number of cases
notified at death 13 8 - 7 3 7 2 6 13 5 11 6 8 8 5
3. The number of cases
notified within one month
of death (excluding above) 18 30 25 17 32 18 16 21 17 24 11 20 16 13 12
4. The number of cases notified
within three months of
death (excluding above) 13 20 23 13 18 21 14 17 17 9 8 7 11 6 3
5. The number of cases notified
within six months of death
(excluding above) 18 12 18 9 8 9 14 15 16 11 11 7 8 5 5
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1920-1929
(inclusive)=286.
Average number of cases notified for the 10 year 1930-1939
(inclusive)=211.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1920-1929
(inclusive)=155.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1930-1939
(inclusive)=125.