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Chislehurst 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Number of cases notified 2
Number of cases treated in hospital 2
Number of cases in which sight was unimpaired 2
Number who died Nil

TUBERCULOSIS.

During the year the following number of new cases of Tuberculosis were notified:—

NotifiedDeaths
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemales.Total
Pulmonary.423981191938
Non- Pulmonary213516
Total414084242044

PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1930.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 (Section 176).
No action was found necessary under the above during
the year.
Treatment for cases of Tuberculosis is carried out by the
Kent County Council, and during the year the following
number of patients have received treatment from this
District:—
Number receiving sanatorium treatment 122
Number receiving dispensary treatment 70
Dispensary supervision only 353
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