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Lewisham 1952

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

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Quarterly revision of tuberculosis register:—

Table 5O

PulmonaryNonpulmonary
MFMF
On register at December 31, 19511,300989211260
Notified for first time1531121527
Restored to register101622
Added to register otherwise685628
Removed from register1971592124
On register at December 31, 19521,3341,014209273

Summary of Statistics as to Tuberculosis for the last ten years

Table 51

YearPopulationNew cases notified (all forms) (excluding inward transfers)Notif. rate per thousand pop.DeathsDeath rate from resp. tuberculosis per thousand pop.
All formsRespiratoryLewishamCounty of London
1943168,5304032.401501280.760.79
1944163,3203902.391461290.790.75
1945171,2803712.171381220.710.70
1946207,4104372.111261100.530.59
1947221,1704261.931341210.550.60
1948226,1005022.221191090.480.56
1949227,7003711.63107920.400.47
1950228,3004061.7872660.290.36
1951227,2002991.3268600.260.34
1952227,1003071.3542350.150.28

Environmental investigations
Investigations were made under the regulations into the home
conditions of persons notified as suffering from tuberculosis. This
work includes not only visits in respect of primary notifications, i.e., the
first notification that a person is suffering from tuberculosis, but
applies also to persons diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis in some
other district who subsequently move into Lewisham.
The work is carried out by the sanitary inspectors and infectious
disease visitors. The primary object of this visiting is to ascertain
under what housing conditions the patient and his contacts are living.
If any conditions are found which call for action by the health
department the necessary measures are taken by the district sanitary
inspector or myself.