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Tuberculosis.
On December 31st, 1925, there were 94 cases of male
and 70 cases of female tuberculosis of the lungs, and 38
males and 55 female cases of tuberculosis in other forms.
This gives a total of 257 cases of tuberculosis in the Borough,
and this, after deletion from the register of cases cured, died,
and left the district. Thus 7.2 per 1,000 of the population
are at present suffering from tuberculosis.
Happily not all these cases are in an infectious state.
Of these 257 cases, 85, or 33 per cent. have passed
through a course of sanatorium treatment.
I have no figures of tuberculosis of past years to compare
with these, but I believe I would be correct in saying
that improvement is taking place in Bromley, as over the rest
of England and Wales.

On these figures, and making no allowance for migration
of patients or for cures, or for correction of diagnosis,
there is an increase in the five years of 93 lung cases and 63
other forms.