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Finchley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Tuberculosis,
During the year, 43 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
were notified, comprising 21 males and 22 females, Fourteen
non-pulmonary cases were nolificd, consisting of 9 males
and 8 females,
Thcrc were 17 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, 9
males and 8 females, and 6 deaths from non-pulmonary
tuberculosis, 3 males and 3 females.
As regards males, 19 percent. of the notifications of
pulmonary tuberculosis and 11 percent. of the deaths were
of persons below the age of 35 years, while as regards
females, yj percent. of the cases notified and 50 percent.
of the deaths were below 35 years.
During the last decade the age of maximum mortality
from phthisis in females has been transferred from the ages
35-45 to 20-25, or even earlier, and from the notifications
received during recent years it would appear that the age
of incidence of the disease is earlier, or that the disease
develops more rapidly in females than in males.
In 39.13 percent. of the cases dying from tuberculosis
no previous notification had been received.
Dr. Dobson, the Tuberculosis Officer, has been good enough to supply me with the following figures:—
| Number of patients examined for first time during 1925. | Diagnosed as tubercular | 33 |
| Diagnosed ;is non-tubercular | ||
| Undiagnosed and under observation | 2 | |
| Insured | 25 | |
| Non-Insured | 47 | |
| Number of cases suffering from tuberculosis examined at the dispensary during 1925. | Insured | 96 |
| Noil-Insured | 76 | |
| Number of cases under observation at the dispensary, etc., on 3!/l2/25 | Insured | 68 |
| Non-Insured | 51 |
No cases were dealt with during the year under the
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925, or the Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62.
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