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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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cases have escaped notification altogether, because, when cases
were seen in consultation between a general practitioner and
the Tuberculosis Officer, there has been a misunderstanding
between the Tuberculosis Officer and the general practitioner
on the furnishing of the notification certificate. In the
Circular the appropriate procedure is set out and provision is
made for a more systematic and careful enumeration of the
actual cases notified throughout the country in any given
year.
The distribution of the various cases notified since 1920 is as follows:—
TABLE No. 44.
| Year. | Lungs. | Menings. | Intestine and Peri toneum. | Glands. | Joints. | Spine. | Other Forms. | All Causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 359 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 428 |
| 1921 | 285 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 356 |
| 1922 | 245 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 305 |
| 1923 | 245 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 311 |
| 1924 | 273 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 342 |
Cases of Tuberculosis in the District. The Public Health
(Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924, impose a duty on the
Medical Officer of Health to furnish to the County Medical
Officer, as soon as practicable after the end of each quarter,
a statement compiled from the register of notifications kept
by him showing:—
(a) The number of cases of Tuberculosis on his register
at the commencement of the quarter;