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St Pancras 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION 8.
Tuberculosis.
During 1953 the Council's Sanitary Inspectors paid 47 visits to such premises and took 18 samples.
| Felt | 3 |
| Hair | 4 |
| Fibre | 5 |
| Hair and Fibre | 2 |
| Down | 1 |
| Rag flock | 3 |
The total number of Primary notifications was 257 ; in addition to these, 7 cases, which
had not been notified, came to knowledge by means of special death reports, and 91 cases by
transfer from other districts. The total number of new cases during the year from all sources
was therefore 355, equal to a notification rate of 2.74 per 1,000 of population, compared with
337 new cases during the previous year.
The deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during the year numbered 98, equal to a death
rate of 0.75 per 1,000 of population, whereas the total number of deaths in the previous year
was 127.
It will be noted that, out of a total of 98 deaths from Tuberculosis, 5 (being 5 per cent.)
were of cases which were notified only at death.
Death from tuberculosis before notification may be due to:-(1) Sudden death of a
person who has not consulted a doctor since tuberculosis has developed. (2) Sudden death of
a person who has been notified elsewhere but has not consulted a doctor since arrival in the