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St Pancras 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The interval elapsing between notification and death is some indication of the efficiency
of notification, and in the following table the deaths from Tuberculosis are classified according
to this interval:—
| Year of Notification. | Total. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|
| Discovered on death | 13 | 18.9 |
| Six months or less before death | 12 | 17.4 |
| Between six and twelve months before death | 5 | 7.2 |
| 1950 | 5 | 7.2 |
| 1949 | 6 | 8.7 |
| 1948 | 8 | 11.6 |
| 1947 | 4 | 5.8 |
| 1946 | 5 | 7.2 |
| 1940-1945 | 8 | 11.6 |
| Before 1940 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Total | 69* | 100.0 |
*Nole.—This table is compiled from all deaths from tuberculosis known to have occurred in St. Pancras
during the year under review, but the total does not as a rule correspond exactly with the total obtained from
the Registrar-General and shown in the preceding table because a few deaths may be allocated by him to the
previous or subsequent year.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on the Register at the commencement of the year 1951 | 1,250 | 186 | 1,436 |
| Number of new cases during the year | 379 | 40 | 419 |
| 1,629 | 226 | 1,855 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year (by death or other causes) | 233 | 15 | 248 |
| Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 1,396 | 211 | 1,607 |
Bacteriological Examinations.
To aid in diagnosis and to detect contact or carrier cases, the borough council provides
bacteriological diagnosis free of charge in connection with certain diseases.
This work is carried out either by Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, or the
Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23, Queen Square, W.C.I.