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Acton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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(2)—Tuberculosis.
Particulars of new cases and of deaths from the disease during
1939 are given below.
88 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 7 cases of other
forms of Tuberculosis were notified during the year.
There were 29 deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 11
deaths from others forms of Tuberculosis.
The following Table gives the age incidence of new cases of
tuberculosis in 1939 and of the deaths from the disease in the area
in 1939.