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Woolwich 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Notifications. The total number of notifications received
was 413, but 64 of these related to cases which had been previously
notified, so that the total number of new notifications
was 349, an increase of 49 over the previous year. Twentytwo
cases died before notification. The notifications received
on forms C and D, i.e., notifications from institutions
regarding admission and discharge, are not included in the
above figures. In Table No. 58 detailed figures are shown
regarding all notifications received during the year.
The distribution of the disease in the various cases notified
each year since 1922 was as shown in the following
Table, No. 59.
TABLE No. 59.
| Year. | Lungs. | Meninges. | Intestines and Peritoneum. | Glands. | Joints. | Spine. | Other Forms. | All Causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 245 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 305 |
| 1923 | 245 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 311 |
| 1924 | 273 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 342 |
| 1925 | 246 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 300 |
| 1926 | 287 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 349 |
Cases of Tuberculosis in the district. The number of
Tuberculosis cases known to be living in the district at the
end of the year was 2,210, an increase of 54 on the previous
year. The following Table, No. 60, shows the number of
cases on the register at the beginning of 1926, the changes
which have taken place during the year and the number at
the end. Every effort is made to keep this Table as accurate
as possible.