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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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In Table XLII. it will be seen that since 1909, 7,593 cases
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis have been reported, and since 1912,
when Pulmonary Tuberculosis was made compulsorily notifiable,
the number of cases was 6,401.
Of these 6,401, 2,727 or 42.6 per cent. died during the nine
years, 1,267 or 20 per cent. have removed from the Borough, 157
or 2.4 per cent. have, as far as could be ascertained, recovered,
while 2,250 or 36.7 per cent. remain on the Register.
The total on the Register, including those notified in 1909 to
1911, was 2,327, compared with 2,265 in 1919.
With regard to the notification of cases of non-pulmonary
Tuberculosis, in all 156 cases were notified (23 from Clapham,
five from Putney, 36 from Streatham, 24 from Tooting, and 68
from Wandsworth).
Six of the cases were under one year, 21 from one and under
five years, 65 from five and under 15 years, 29 from 15 and under
25 years, 25 from 25 and under 45 years, and seven over 45
years of age.
Table XLIII. shows the number of these cases notified classified
according to the part of the body affected, as well as the
number of deaths in each class.
It will be seen from this Table that by far the most fatal
form of Tuberculosis is Tuberculosis of the Brain, of which 30
cases were notified and 29 died.
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