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Shoreditch 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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17.

Details of cases removed from Register during the year-

Reason for removalPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MFMF
Withdrawal of notification1---
Recovery from disease14343
Death1631-
Otherwise (e.g. removal from district)282658
Total59321011

Revision of Notification Register-

PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTOTAL
MFMF
No. of cases on Register at
31st December, 195440933511691951
No, added during year27335469
No, removed during year59321011112
No. of cases on Register at 31st December, 195537733611184908

The following table shows the incidence of cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from that disease for the last twelve years :-

YearNotification rate per 1,000 populationDeath rate per 1,000 population
PulmonaryNon PulmonaryAll FormsPulmonaryNon PulmonaryAll Forms
19442.120.232.350,760,090,85
19451.740.382.120.950.141.09
19461.830.242.070.920.091.01
19471.550.221.770670.070.74
19481.620.181.800.770.070.84
19491.280.291.570.730.110.84
19501.360.181.540.380.070.45
19511.480.161.640.350.000.35
19521.220.131.350.280.020.30
19531.200.111.310.240.040.28
19540.940.111.050.240.020.26
19550.790.130.920.310.020.33