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At the present time nine discharged soldiers in receipt of a pension
for tuberculosis are resident in Hampstead. The number of cases of
tuberculosis k'nown to the department at the end of 1937 totalled 331
—270 pulmonary and 61 non-pulmonary.
Tuberculosis Regulations,
1930.
Pulmonary.
Non-Pulmonary.
Totals.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females.
Number of cases on the
Register at the commencement
of the year
1937 121 147 41 32 162 179
Number of cases notified
under the Regulations
for the first time during
the year 50 36 5 7 55 43
Number of cases removed
from the Register
in a preceding
year which have been
restored tn the Register
during the year 5 7 1 — 6 7
Number of cases brought
under notice otherwise
than by notification
during the year 17 23 1 8 18 31
193 213 48 47 241 260
*Number of cases removed
from the
Register during the
year 67 69 13 21 80 90
Number of cases remaining
on the Register
at the end of the
year 126 144 35 26 161 170
*These consist of cases which have been denotified, and those which have died or removed
from the Borough.
Staff engaged on Tuberculosis Work.
The Borough Council staff specially engaged in work directly
connected with Tuberculosis consists of the following:—
(1) The Medical Officer of Health, who is the Administrative
Tuberculosis Medical Officer.