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St Pancras 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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98
NOTIFICATION REGISTER.
This is kept at the Dispensary. The following table gives the information for the year
ended December 31st, 1937, in the prescribed form : —
Pulmonary.
Non-Pulmonary.
Total.
Number of cases on the Register at
the commencement of the year
1937
813
237
1050
Number of new cases during
the year
353
53
406
Number of cases removed from the
Register during the year (from
death or other causes)
1166
380
290
96
1456
476
Number of cases remaining on the
Register at the end of the year
'Figures adjusted to:
786*
790
194*
190
980
980
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
No formal action was necessary during the year.
These regulations make it possible to require that an individual suffering from
tuberculosis shall discontinue employment in the milk trade.

Table: TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.The following are the times of the sessions at the Dispensary :—

TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.

The following are the times of the sessions at the Dispensary :—

Monday11 a.m. Dr. Back....
Tuesday..2 p.m. Dr. Back7 p.m. Dr. Pritchard
Wednesday11 a.m. Dr. Back* *..
Thursday..2 p.m. Dr. Back7 p.m. Dr. Back
Friday..2 p.m. Dr. Pritchard..
Saturday11 a.m. (School children onlv) Dr. Back....