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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
During the year 47 persons, not previously notified, were
certified as having died of Tuberculosis. The ratio of unnotified
Tuberculosis deaths to total Tuberculosis deaths is therefore
47 to 310.
Of the 47 unnotified deaths, 20 were certified from Institutions,
22 by private doctors, while in five cases Tuberculosis
was discovered on post mortem examination. In the majority
of cases the certifying doctor was asked for an explanation, but
in no case was it considered necessary to take proceedings for
wilful neglect or refusal to notify.
76 persons died within one month after notification, 107
within three months, and 139 within six months.
Register of Notified Persons.—The Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1924—which came into operation on 1st
January, 1925—contained instructions regarding the register
of notifications and the new quarterly returns to be compiled
therefrom. The Ministry of Health Circular No. 549, dated
December, 1924, put forward suggestions regarding the removal
from the Tuberculosis Register of persons who may be regarded
as "recovered" or "lost sight of."
Table XXII. gives particulars regarding the numbers of
notified persons on the Register since 1909. The figures for
the years 1909 to 1920 are grouped together. The table shows
the number of cases reported each year, the number who died,
recovered, or were lost sight of, together with the number remaining
on the Register at the end of each year. The letters "P.T."
signify Pulmonary Tuberculosis, while "N.P.T." stand for Non
pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Patients classified as "recovered" are those who have shown
no evidence of active disease for at least five years.