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Acton 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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On December 31st the following is a statement of the particulars
appearing in the Register of cases of Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
Males Females Males Females Total
Number of Cases of T.B.
on the Register at the
commencement of year 119 124 30 20 293
Number of Cases notified
for the first time during 40 35 7 7 89
the year
Number of Cases previously
removed from
the Register which
have been restored
thereto during the
year — 1 — — 1
Number of Cases added
to the Register other
than by notification 3 2 — — 5
Number of Cases removed
from the Register during
the year 32 38 9 6 85
Number of Cases remaining
on the Register at,
the end of the year 130 124 28 21 303
In 1931, the Tuberculosis Officer examined 67 new cases of
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 12 new cases of Non-Pulmonarv
Tuberculosis.