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TUBERCULOSIS.
TABLE 26.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Analysis of Reported Cases.
1911.
Medically Certified.
Not Medically
Certified.
Under
Poor
Law
Order.
Under Public
Institutions Order
from
F rom
Private
Practitioners.
Totals.
From
Dispensary
“S.”
From
Other
Sources.
Grand
Totals.
Dispensary.
Other
Institutions.
Certificates received
144
331
135
1
611
259
27
897
Less (reDeat notifications)
Survivors, 1910
41
113
23
—
177
—
7
184
Certified by Dispensary
8
—
15
—
23
—
5
28
,, Poor Law
—
—
14
—
14
—
—
14
Totals
49
113
52
-
214
-
12
226
New Cases reported
95
218
83
1
397
259
15
671
New Cases terminated
during year:
Died from Phthisis
37
4
16
-
57
1
-
58
„ other causes
3
3
—
-
6
0
-
11
Totals
40
7
16
-
63
6
-
69
Lost sight of (removals)
6
2
9
-
17
1
1
19
Diagnosis reviewed
1
—
—
-
1
—
-
1
Reported " arrested "
—
—
—
-
—
—
-
—
Totals
47
9
25
-
81
7
1
89
Survivors, 1912
48
209
58
1
316
252
14
582
From inquiries made with respect to 423 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis recorded during
the year (including 58 fatal cases), tuberculous family histories were obtained in 183 instances.
The histories obtained can be grouped as below.
Disease known in one or both parents 83
„ „ parents and brothers, sisters 39
,, „ brothers, sisters 30
„ „ husbands, wives 18
„ ,, children 15
„ „ grandparents, uncles, aunts 33
Of the 163 persons who died of pulmonary tuberculosis during the year, the Department
had notification records of 102 extending back for some years—in one case to 1906. An
analysis of the frequency of repeated notification and of the sources of the same is given below.
No. of certificates XT r ir . r- j r
received for a Mo. of Year when patient was first heard ot.
patient. patients. 19Q6 lgog lg09 191Q 1911
1 60 — 4 7 17 32
2 28 — — — 7 21
3 5 — — — 1 4
4 3 — — — 3 —
5 1 — — — — 1
6 2 — — 1 1 —
7 2 1 — 1 — —
13 1 — — 1
Totals 1 4 ~ 10 29 58
Of the 163 persons who died of pulmonary tuberculosis during the year, the Department
had notification records of 102 extending back for some years—in one case to 1906. An
analysis of the frequency of repeated notification and of the sources of the same is given below.
No. of certificates
received for a
patient.
No. of
patients.
1906.
Year when patient was first heard of.
1908.
1909.
1910.
1911.
1
60
—
4
7
17
32
2
28
—
—
—
7
21
3
5
—
—
—
1
4
4
3
—
—
—
3
—
5
1
—
—
—
—
1
6
2
—
—
1
1
—
7
2
1
—
1
—
—
13
1
—
1
—
—
Totals
1
4
10
29
58