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83
(making 105 new cases in the year). These were:—Private cases 27, hospital
cases 41, Poor Law cases 23. from death returns 5, transfer from other districts 9.
Correction of Tuberculosis Register during the year 1928.
Number of cases on Register, 31st December, 1927 ... 292
New cases registered, 1st January to 31st December,
1928 105
397
Removed from the Register during the same period for
following reasons:—
Removed from Borough 37
Recovered 1
Died 48
Not suffering from tuberculosis 1
(Notification withdrawn.)
Not traced 1
88
Number on Register, 31st December, 1928 309
Of the 105 cases entered on the Register in 1928, 91 were pulmonary tuberculosis
and 14 non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Sixty-nine of the cases were removed
for treatment to hospital, infirmary or sanatorium.
Sleeping Conditions.
In 82 of the 105 new cases of tuberculosis in 1928 it was possible to obtain
information as to the sleeping conditions at the date of notification. Fifteen of
the remaining cases were residents in common lodging houses; in three cases
incorrect addresses were given, or the patients no longer resided in the Borough,
and in five cases no information was obtainable.
The following is a summary of the information in the 82 cases above referred
to:—
Patient slept in—
Separate bed room 18
Separate bed in living room 3
Separate bed in room shared with—
1 adult 3
2 adults 4
2 children 1
2 adults and 1 child 4
1 adult and 1 child 1
2 adults and 2 children 1
1 adult and 3 children 1
F 2