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Bromley 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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29
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925. Public Health Act, 1936, Section 172.
No action under the above enactments was necessary
(luring 1940.
Efficiency of Notification.
There were four cases of unnotified tuberculosis
amongst the 30 deaths from tuberculosis, giving a ratio
of 1 in 7.5.
Dr. S. Itoy C. Price, Tuberculosis Ofiicer, has kindly furnished the following brief summary of work in respect of the Borough at the Dispensary for 1940:—
| New Cases. Adults. | First Attendances. Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Respiratory | 13 | 11 | — | — |
| Non-Respiratory | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Negative | 44 | 29 | 6 | 5 |
| 61 | 44 | 7 | 6 | |
No. of contacts examined 28
No. of contacts found to be positive 1
(These figures are not included in
the above table).
Total number of attendances at the
Dispensary 2968