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Tuberculosis Notifications.
Excluding duplicates the total number of notifications received on Forms A
or B during the year 1927 was 98; 13 other cases were brought to my knowledge,
(making 111 new cases in the year). These were:—Private cases 32, hospital cases
46, Poor Law cases 20. from death returns 7, transfers from other districts 6.
Correction of Tuberculosis Register during the year 1927.
Number of cases on Register, 31st December, 1926 295
New cases registered, 1st January to 31st December,
1927 111
406
Removed from the Register during the same period for
following reasons: —
Removed from Borough 47
Recovered 12
Died 4
Not suffering from tuberculosis 1
(Notification withdrawn.)
— 114
Number on Register, 31st December, 1927 292
Of the 111 cases entered on the Register in 1927, 91 were pulmonary tuberculosis
and 20 non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Sixty-nine of the cases were removed
for treatment to hospital, infirmary or sanatorium.
Sleeping Conditions.
In 90 of the 111 new cases of tuberculosis in 1927 it was possible to obtain
information as to the sleeping conditions at the date of notification. Thirteen of
the remaining cases were residents in common lodging houses; in five cases
incorrect addresses were given, or the patients no longer resided in the Borough,
and in three cases no information was obtainable.
The following is a summary of the information in the 90 cases above referred
to; —
Patient slept in—
Separate bed room 30
Separate bed in living room 18
Separate bed in room shared with—
1 person 3
2 persons 5
5 persons 1