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Islington 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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[1928
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1924.
The provisions of these Regulations continue to be systematically carried out
with regard to the Register of Notified Cases of Tuberculosis. A quarterly
revision of the Register is made by the removal of the names of patients who
have died, left the district, and those, who in the opinion of the Tuberculosis
Officer, confirmed by the L.C.C. Medical Officer, should be denotified.

Table: The following is a statistical statement showing the number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis on the register at the commencement of the year, the numbers, removing during that period, and the actual number remaining at the close of the year, 1928 (i.e.,ending 31st December, 1928):—

The following is a statistical statement showing the number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis on the register at the commencement of the year, the numbers, removing during that period, and the actual number remaining at the close of the year, 1928 (i.e.,ending 31st December, 1928):—

Lungs.Other Forms.Total.
M.F.M.F.
Numbers on register at the commencement of the year 19281,0308383312902,489
Notified cases added during the year 19283382255774694
Cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health (other than by notification) during the year 192853432321140
No. of cases removed from the register during the year 19281,4211,1064113853,323
2872104745589
1,1348963643402,734

Table: ShowingtheNotified CasesofTuberculosisin theQuartersduring1928

ShowingtheNotified CasesofTuberculosisin theQuartersduring1928

1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
Respiratory Tuberculosis11449163756313879581377055125338225563
Tubercular Meningitis...11...111...1.........123
Tabes Mesenterica2242681...1.........5813
General Tuberculosis............112...2.........213
Other forms of Tuberculosis121426121527514192020404963112
Totais12866194898617588721609075165395299694

Table: Disinfection of Houses and Rooms after Tuberculosis,—Thefollowing statement gives the particulars for the year:—

Disinfection of Houses and Rooms after Tuberculosis,—The

following statement gives the particulars for the year:—

Houses.Rooms.
1st quarter183164
2nd „128160
3rd „7895
4th „119149
Total458568