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Lewisham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Efficiency of Notification.—The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis
deaths to total tuberculosis deaths was one in seven.
It was not necessary to take any action in regard to the nonnotification
of tuberculosis during the year.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.—
No action was taken under the above Regulations, which relate to
tuberculosis employees in the milk trade.
Notification Register.
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1937 in the Register of Notifications | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| 567 | 456 | 1,023 | 128 | 147 | 275 | 1,298 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year by reason of:— | |||||||
| Removals | 31 | 40 | 71 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 89 |
| Recovery from the disease | 18 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| Death | 76 | 57 | 133 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 142 |
| Periodical Revision of Register | 175 | 155 | 330 | 73 | 67 | 140 | 470 |