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Lambeth 1962

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

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I am indebted to Dr. Price, Consultant Chest Physician at St. Francis'
Hospital for the following report on the work of the ChestClinic during the
year.
REPORT ON CHEST CLINIC WORK 1962
For the year 1962 the Ministry of Health made certain modifications
in the form of return covering the work at Chest Clinics and amended Chest
Clinic registers so as to include observation cases with a tuberculous
background not formally notified under the Tuberculosis Regulations.
This has the effect of increasing the total number of cases on the
register as recorded in the tables which follow although in fact there has
been no increase in incidence of the disease and the steady decline in the
total number of cases in the Borough has been maintained.
Table 1 is an extract of the Annual return of Chest Clinic work as now
prepared for the Ministry of Health. Table l.A. is presented in its original
form to allow comparison with previous years and includes only those cases
which have been notified under the Tuberculosis Regulations.

Table: TABLE 1. 1. Number of cases of tuberculosis (whether notified or not) on the register as beingunder treatment or supervision on 31st December.

TABLE 1.

1. Number of cases of tuberculosis (whether notified or not) on the register as beingunder treatment or supervision on 31st December.

RESPIRATORYNON-RESPIRATORY
MenWomenChildrenTotalMenWomenChildrenTotal
760564501,3741822242

Table: 2. Number of cases (whether notified or not) added to the register during the year ended 31st December who have radiological evidence of respiratory tuberculosis.

2. Number of cases (whether notified or not) added to the register during the year ended 31st December who have radiological evidence of respiratory tuberculosis.

NOT BACTERIOLOGICALLY CONFIRMEDBACTERIOLOGICALLY CONFlRMED
MenWomenChildrenTotalMenWomenChildrenTotals
Group I192334584113
Group II62-895-14
Group III-1-142-

Table: 3. Number of cases of non-respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) added to Clinic Register.

3. Number of cases of non-respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) added to Clinic Register.

MenWomenChildrenTotals
2428

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4. Number of cases included in 1. whose broncho-pulmonary )
secretion was positive during the year. )22