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Islington 1933

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

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41 [1933
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930.
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, removed during that period, and the actual number remaining at the close of the year 1933.

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, removed during that period, and the actual number remaining at the close of the year 1933.

Lungs.Other Forms.Total.
M.F.M.F.
Numbers on register at the commencement of the year 19331,3191,1164443983,277
Notified cases added during the year 19332751874855565
Cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health (other than by notification) during the year 193355551928157
No. of cases removed from the register during the year 19331,6491,3585114813,999
3012507470695
1,3481,1084374113,304

Table: Showing theNotified CasesofTuberculosisin theQuartersduring1933.

Showing theNotified CasesofTuberculosisin theQuartersduring1933.

1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
Respiratory Tuberculosis7550125735212558501086935104275187462
Tubercular Meningitis3...3............22.........325
Tabes Mesenterica.........2...2134.........336
General Tuberculosis.............................................
Other forms of Tuberculosis121325916251213259817425092
Totals9063153846815271681397843121323242565

Table: Disinfection of Houses and Rooms after Tuberculosis. —The following 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 quarter101135
2nd80108
3rd „89126
4th „7698
Total346467