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Woolwich 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The period which elapsed between notification of the disease and death was
investigated in the case of each death, and the results are given in Table No. 70.
It will be seen there that six pulmonary cases and one non-pulmonary case were
not notified. These are low figures, and the ratio of non-notified deaths to the
total tuberculous deaths was as 1 is to 19. In the previous two years the corresponding
ratios were as 1 is to 8 and 1 is to 6 respectively. The explanations
given of these failures to notify are as follows—two died in mental hospitals, three
were acute cases who died in general hospitals, and in two instances the diagnosis
was only made on post-mortem examination.
TABLE No. 70.
| Period between Notification and Death. | Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non. Pulmonary. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not notified | 6 | 4.96 | 1 | 6.67 |
| 0.1 month | 19 | 15.70 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 1.3 months | 12 | 9.92 | 2 | 13.33 |
| 3.6 months | 8 | 6.60 | — | — |
| 6.12 months | 11 | 9.09 | 1 | 6.67 |
| 1.2 years | 18 | 14.88 | — | — |
| 2.5 years | 30 | 24.80 | 3 | 20.00 |
| Over 5 years | 17 | 14.05 | 3 | 20.00 |
| 121 | 100.00 | 15 | 100.00 |
(a) Administration of the Tuberculosis Regulations.—The Regulations of 1930
provide for the notification of cases of tuberculosis, for the correct maintenance
of the tuberculosis register, and for the preparation and dispatch of periodic returns.
to the County Medical Officer.
(1) The following Table, No. 71, gives a summary of cases coming to the
knowledge of the Department in 1935, and includes notifications received
from general practitioners, cases not notified but included in death returns,
and cases transferred from other areas. It does not include notifications
received from Medical Superintendents of hospitals on admission and
discharge of patients, nor any duplicate notifications. Deaths during the
year are classified in the same table by age and sex groups.