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Lewisham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.—
No action was taken under the above Regulations, which relate to
tuberculous employees in the milk trade.
Notification Register.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1938 in the Register of Notifications | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| 592 | 419 | 1,011 | 137 | 161 | 298 | 1,309 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year by reason of:— | |||||||
| Removals | 39 | 47 | 86 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 99 |
| Recovery from the disease | 18 | 19 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 49 |
| Death | 75 | 78 | 153 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 171 |