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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
Wimbledon 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year, 115 cases of tuberculosis were added to the
Register, as compared with 106 in 1949. Of these, 95 were new
cases, and the remaining 20 were transfers from other areas.
The following cases were removed from the Register
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Deaths | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Stated to have recovered | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| Removed from district | 15 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | 25 | 2 | 3 | |
There were 29 admissions to hospitals or sanatoria during the
year.
The following table gives an analysis of the notifications
received:—