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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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CHANGES IN THE TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER DURING 1956
| New cases notified during 1956 | 106 | 74 | 8 | 10 | 198 |
| Transfers in | 38 | 43 | nil | nil | 81 |
| 1916 | 1563 | 136 | 180 | 3795 | |
| CASES REMOVED FROM REGISTER | |||||
| Deaths | 19 | 4 | 1 | - | 24 |
| Transfers out | 107 | 104 | 5 | 8 | 224 |
| Recovered | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 10 |
| Diagnosis not confirmed | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 133 | 113 | 6 | 10 | 262 | |
| Number on Register 31st December, 1956 | 1783 | 1450 | 130 | 170 | 3533 |
The table and Graph below demonstrate the trends in the
notification and death rates of tuberculosis in the Borough
over the past ten years.
NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS PER 1,000 OF POPULATION IN LAST 10 YEARS
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifications | 1.68 | 1.63 | 2.01 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.63 | 1.13 | .88 |
| Deatds | .68 | .60 | .68 | .43 | .45 | .28 | .23 | .18 | .16 | .11 |