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Hendon 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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The following table shows the notification of Tuberculosis
for the ten-year period 1942—1951:—

TABLE XIII.

Year.RespiratoryNon-Respiratory.Total.
M.F.M.F.
1942141931427275
1943100741918211
194411296419231
1945101701515201
194684651412175
194710980710206
194884861310193
1949112811610219
19508171811171
195181521211156

Deaths.

According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis during the year

Tuberculosis of Respiratory System. Male. Female. Total.Other forms of Tuberculosis. Male. Female. Total.All forms of Tuberculosis. Male. Female. Total.
20727145211132

The number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the register at the end of the year is as follows:—

Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
M.F.M.F.Total.
6965697880
12651581423

I am indebted to Dr. H. J. Trenchard, Physician-in-Charge
of the Edgware Chest Clinic for the following report on the
work of the Clinic during the year
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