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Barnet 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1956.
| YEARS OF AGE | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 25 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 35 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 45 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 65 and over | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Fifteen new cases were notified during the year making a total of
208 cases on the Tuberculosis Register, a reduction of 7 last year's
total. These figures continue the steady reduction in the number of
new cases and of deaths from this disease during each year.
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.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 1948 - SECTION 47.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT. 1951 - SECTION 1.
Contact is maintained with several aged persons in the district but
early in the year our attention was drawn to an old gentleman of 89 years
of age who was found to be living in filthy conditions and to be in need