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supervision and continued examination has therefore increased, and it may also be
that the potential risks of infection can be similarly increased unless great care is
taken by those affected.
New Cases and Mortality during 1955
Ages
New Cases
Deaths
Respiratory
Non-Respiratory
Respiratory
Non-Respiratory
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
0—
1
—
—
-
-
—
—
-
1—
7
5
1
—
—
—
-
-
5—
8
8
5
1
—
—
—
-
15—
34
48
7
11
1
—
—
—
25—
58
60
6
9
2
5
—
—
35—
39
20
2
1
3
—
—
—
45—
40
16
2
2
9
1
—
__
55—
20
6
—
1
8
1
—
1
65 and upwards
28
8
1
2
11
4
—
1
Total for all ages
235
171
24
27
34
11
—
2
457
47
Rates per 1,000 population—
New cases—pulmonary 1.77
non-pulmonary 0.22
Deaths— pulmonary 0.20
non-pulmonary 0.009
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952
Although information in regard to the coming and going of tuberculous patients
under these Regulations is not as complete as it was under the Tuberculosis Regulations,
1930, every effort is made to confirm the correctness of the Register still
maintained in the Department. The total number of cases on the Register of the
Department as at 31st December, 1955 was:—
Pulmonary— Males 1,430
Females 1,204
Non-Pulmonary—Males 148
Females 163
2,945
The corresponding figures for previous years are:—
1948 2,401
1949 2,490
1950 2,368
1951 2,404
1952 2,575
1953 2,802
1954 2,922
Islington Chest Clinic, Whittington Hospital
Cases on Chest Clinic Registers
Pulmonary
Non-Pulmonary
Total
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
Number of definite cases of tuber-
culosis on Chest Clinic Register
as at 31st December, 1955
m.
f.
m.
f.
m.
f.
m.
f.
m.
f.
m.
f.
1337
1053
103
78
62
90
12
16
1399
1143
115
94
Grand Total 2,751