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City of Westminster 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Public Health (Prevention of 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 1929.
Table VII.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Number of eases on Register at beginning of year 1929 | 723 | 411 | 163 | 192 |
| Notified for the first time during year | 127 | 100 | 12 | 23 |
| 850 | 511 | 175 | 215 | |
| Removed from the Register on account of death or removal from Westminster | 105 | 53 | 14 | 8 |
| 745 | 458 | 161 | 207 | |
Of the 180 cases removed from the Register during the year 1929,
88 were on account of death, and 92 persons suffering from Tuberculosis
moved from the City. Of the 88 deaths mentioned above, 1
died from a cause other than Tuberculosis.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.—The total number of deaths from Tuberculosis
for 1929 (all forms) was 124—Males 87, Females 37. This gives a
death-rate for this disease of .98 per 1,000. 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.
1925 129 .92
1926 133 .96
1927 114 .83
1928 108 .83
1929 124 .98
The average five-yearly rate per 1,000 was .90.