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City of London 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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29
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
training of health visitors.
The Corporation have placed at the disposal of the College of Nursing the facilities
available at their Tuberculosis Dispensary, in order that that body can give to their health
visitor students a short course of practical experience in tuberculosis work, as undertaken
by a tuberculosis nurse.
Appreciation has been expressed on every occasion when advantage has been taken
of these opportunities, although during 1938 the facilities were not used.
artificial pneumothorax treatment.
At the request of the Authorities of two of the Home Counties, artificial pneumothorax
has been administered to patients under their control, and an appropriate fee charged.

Table: public health (tuberculosis) regulations, 1930. part 1. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1938, to the 31st December, 1938.

public health (tuberculosis) regulations, 1930. part 1. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1938, to the 31st December, 1938.

Age PeriodsFormal Notifications.
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis.Total Notifications.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (all ages).
Pulmonary Males................12222331520
„ Femalesl....................311........610
Non-Pulmonary Males................................................
„ „ Females....................................................
Col. (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)
part ii. supplemental return.
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period otherwise than by formal notification.
Age Periods0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
Pulmonary Males................................2....13
Females........................................11
Non-Pulmonary Males................................................
Females................................................

Table: The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—

The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—

Source of Information.No. of Cases.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
Death Returnsfrom local Registrars3....
transferable deaths from Registrar General........
Posthumous notifications........
"Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths)1....
Other sources, if any (specify)........

Table: PART Ml. notification register.

PART Ml. notification register.

Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total Cases.
Males.Females.Total.Males.FemalesTotal.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1938, on the Registers of Notifications kept
ByDistrict Medical Officers of Health in the County The Medical Officer of Health of the County Borough or Metropolitan Borough36195534762
Number of cases removed from the Register(s) during the year by reason of:—
I. Withdrawal of notification............................
2. Recovery from the disease............................
3. Death (all causes)538............8
4. Otherwise1....11....12

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