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City of Westminster 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Public Health (Prevention ok Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
The object of these regulations is to prevent anyone who is aware that
he is suffering from an infectious form of tuberculosis from engaging in
certain departments of the milk trade. There was no occasion for
exercising the powers conferred by these regulations during 1928.

Table: Table VII.

Table VII.

Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
Males.Females.Males.Females.
Number of cases on Register at beginning of year 1928701407154195
Notified for the first time during year116601819
817467172214
Removed from the Register on account of death or removal from Westminster9456922
723411163192

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Of the 181 cases removed from the Register during the year 1928,
84 were on account of death, 94 persons suffering from Tuberculosis
moved from the City, and the diagnosis was revised in 3 cases. Of
the 84 deaths mentioned above, 2 died from causes other than
Tuberculosis.

Table: The following table shows the number of deaths from Tuberculosis for the last 5 years, together with the death-rate.

The following table shows the number of deaths from Tuberculosis for the last 5 years, together with the death-rate.

Year.Deaths.Rate per 1,000.
1924138.96
1925129.92
1926133.96
1927114.83
1928108.83
The average five-yearly rate per 1,000 was .90