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Deaths.
47 persons died from pulmonary tuberculosis during the
year, of whom 22 were male and 25 female. Of the 39 cases in
respect of whom particulars were obtainable, 26 cases apparently
contracted the disease while resident in this district, while 13
deaths occurred amongst those who were suffering from tuberculosis
when they removed here.
Of the 14 deaths from non-pulmonary tuberculosis, 6 were
due to meningitis and two each to peritonitis and renal tuberculosis.
Three of these were under one year of age and a further three under
five years of age.
There were 9 posthumous notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis,
including two of patients who died in a mental hospital.
Two patients had recently transferred here suffering from the
disease; four of the others died in an institution, in one case the
diagnosis only being made post-mortem. There was also one
death from meningitis of a patient who had not been notified
during life.
for the country as a whole the ratio of the number of new
cases added to the register to the number of deaths is, in the
case of pulmonary tuberculosis, 187 to 100, and for non-pulmonary
tuberculosis, 273 to 100. The corresponding figures for this
district are 315 and 433. This high rate is of course partly
attributable to the number of persons who transferred to this
district suffering from tuberculosis. The ratios of those who
contraeted the disease whilst living here to the total deaths from
these diseases are 155 and 185.
Sputum Analysis.
312 samples of sputum were submitted for analysis during the
year at the Essex County Public Health Laboratories.
Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62.
No action was taken during the year for compulsory removal
hospital of any infectious tuberculous person.
Tuberculosis After-Care Association.
The Association has held many meetings throughout the year
giving grants to necessitous cases.