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Tuberculosis.
The total number of certificates received was 869, including
214 notices of admission and 135 notices of discharge from infirmary or
sanatorium.
The number of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis was 344 (99
less than in 1913), and included 90 homeless persons or inmates of
common lodging houses.
The number of new cases of other forms of the disease was 59, of
whom 5 were casuals. This number is 93 less than in 1913 when
notification of forms of the disease other than pulmonary became compulsorily
notifiable, and a large number of oldstanding cases of spine
and hip diseases were notified.
The following table shows the number of new cases in each of the
last 6 years:—
Pulmonary.
Other Forms.
General.
Casuals.
Total.
1909
270
136
406
5
1910
165
110
275
17
1911
256
100
356
38
1912
368
125
473
27
1913
356
87
443
152
1914
254
90
314
59
A number of deaths occurred from tuberculosis of persons whose
illness had not been notified in Westminster during life.
These occur in cases where the disease had not been diagnosed and
is found on post mortem examination, a proportion being inquest cases
in which there had been no medical attendance. There are also deaths
of persons who have been notified in other districts and have subsequently
moved into Westminster. Combining these with notified cases,
the following are the totals for 1911-14:—
Pulmonary.
Notified.
Unnotified.
Total.
Other Forms.
Notified.
Unnotified.
Total.
1911 356 67 423 38 39 77
1912 473 39 512 27 32 59
1913 443 32 475 152 25 177
1914 344 46 390 59 13 72