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Stoke Newington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
Male Female Male Female
No. of cases on Register at beginning of 1936 133 100 37 34
No. of cases on Register at end of 1936 125 96 32 27
Out of the total number of 38 deaths from Tuberculosis, 7
(or 18.4%) were of cases which were unnotified previous to death,
as compared with 17.9% of unnotified cases the previous year.
If from the death returns it is noted that there has been failure
to notify, an enquiry is sent to the practitioner as to the reason for
non-notification.
In the majority of cases the practitioner was under the impression
that the case had been previously notified.
During the year there was no evidence of any wilful neglect of
the regulations on the part of the certifying practitioners.
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY
The following report on the work of the Dispensary, so far as
it concerns Stoke Newington patients, has been furnished by
Dr. F.W. Hamilton, the Clinical Tuberculosis Officer:—
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