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Shoreditch 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: Details of cases removed from Register during the year -

Details of cases removed from Register during the year -

Reason for removalPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MFMF
Withdrawal of notification----
Recovery from disease151222
Death851-
Otherwise (e.g. removal from district)241555
Total473287
Revision of Notification Register -
PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTOTAL
MFMF
No. of cases on Register at 31st December, 195537733611184908
No. added during year32222561
No. removed during year47328794
No. of cases on Register at 31st December, 195636232610582875

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

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
19451.740.382.120.950.141.09
19461.830.242.070.920.091.01
19471.550.221.770.670.070.74
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
19521.220.131.35. 0.280.020.30
19531.200.111.310.240.040.28
19540.940.111.050.240.020.26
19550.790.130.920.310.020.33.
19560.900.090.990.090.020.11