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Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions
in the district:—
Respiratory
Tuberculosis
NonRespiratory
Tuberculosis
King George Hospital
4
1
Claybury Mental Hospital
1
—
Claybury Emergency Hospital
3
—
West Ham Mental Hospital
6
1
West Ham Emergency Hospital
2
—
Of the 81 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 71 of the cases. Of the other 10, 1 was notified
after death; 9 were not notified (11.1 per cent. of the deaths or a ratio
of 1 in 9). Of the 9 not notified (previously referred to), in 8 instances the
presence of Tuberculosis was discovered following P.M.; in 1 instance the
notification was overlooked.
During the year 1945 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary
Non-Pulmonary
Ilford Residents
68
13
Non - Residents—
Claybury Mental Hospital
15
2
West Ham Mental Hospital
2
—
Ilford Isolation Hospital
60
1
Non-
Pulmonary Pulmonary Total
Number of cases on register, 1st January,
1945 907 214 1121
Number of cases entered on register during
the year 236 38 274
Number of cases removed from the register
during the year:— Non-
Pul. Pul.
Recovered 19 7
Deaths 83 6
Left District 69 6
Lost sight of 7 5
Diagnosis not established 8 3
186 27 213
Number of cases remaining on register on
31st December, 1945 957 225 1182
Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis
Nurse of the Essex County Council. 1,114 of the cases of longer standing
were visited by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year, a visit being made
to each patient every six months. The following reports were obtained:—
Pulmonary Other
Cases Cases
Stated to be recovered or better 214 66
Improved or fairly well 442 74
Not so well 30 5
In Sanatorium 77 8
No information as to present condition 41 9
Removed from district, etc. 134 14
Totals 938 176