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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
During the year 52 persons, not previously notified, were
certified as having died of Tuberculosis. The ratio of unnotified
Tuberculosis deaths to total Tuberculosis deaths is therefore
52 to 339.
Of the 52 unnotified deaths, 21 were certified from Institutions,
21 by private doctors, while in 10 cases Tuberculosis
was discovered post mortem. 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.
73 persons died within one month after notification, 101
within three months, and 122 within six months.
Table XX. gives particulars regarding the numbers of
notified persons on the Register since 1909. The figures for
the years 1909 to 1921 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."
denote Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Patients classified as "recovered" are those who have
shown no evidence of active disease for at least five years.
This "Notification Register" contains particulars of all
persons who have been notified to the Medical Officer of Health
as suffering from Tuberculosis. It should be distinguished from
the " Dispensary Register "—referred to in Tables XXI. and
XXII.—which is a list containing the names of all persons
attending at, or seen in connection with, the Dispensary for
diagnosis or treatment.