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Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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TUBERCULOSIS
NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1939
| NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F. | |
| 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
| 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | - | - | 1 | l | - | 1 | - | - |
| 55 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 65 and over | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
The nine deaths from Tuberculosis were all previously notified cases, from
which it would appear that the notification of Tuberculosis cases is efficiently
carried out. There re re no cases of wilful neglect or of refusal to notify
Tuberculosic in any form,
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1925.
It has not been found necessary to take any action under the above Regulations,
relating to Tuberculous employees in the Milk Trade.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936, SECTION 172. COMPULSORY REMOVAL
TO HOSPITAL OF CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS,
No action was necessary under the above Section.
PUELIC HEALTH ACT 1936, SECTION 176.
PREVENTION 0F BLINDNESS.
No action has been taken under this Section for the prevention of blindness
or for the treatment of persons suffering from any disease or injury to the eyes.
The report has been typed and duplicated for reasons of economy.
I am,
Yours faithfully,
CHAS. F. HAEDIE, M.A., M.B., B.C., (Cantab)
Medical Officer of Health.