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As a result of the investigation some 23 inactive primary lesions
were found and some 57 inactive post-primary lesions, together with
5 active post-primary lesions and a variety of non-tuberculous conditions.
The overall number of attendances during the visit of Unit No. 6A
in 1951 was 6,644.
Tuberculosis.
The tuberculosis register at the end of the year showed as follows :
Pulmonary—
Males 374
Females 341
N on-Pulmonary—
Males 35
Females 25
775
The picture shows a great improvement as against 1953.
The number of new pulmonary cases notified has dropped from
67 to 53 and of non-pulmonary cases from 8 to 5.
The number of deaths from pulmonary disease has dropped from
19 to 6 and of non-pulmonary from 2 to 1.
None of the notified cases died within six months of notification—
the first time that this has happened since the war.
There were three cases brought to notice after death—the lowest
figure of this kind since the war.
It is noteworthy that the number of inward transfers, i.e. cases
originally notified elsewhere but coming to live permanently in our
district, has risen from 40 to 52 (pulmonary type), due doubtless to the
rapidity of building development in Hornchurch.
These facts indeed provide a stimulus to the many workers attacking
the disease and give great ground for future confidence in the
outcome of the struggle.