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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 106 cases of tuberculosis were added to the
Register compared with 89 in 1952. Of these 69 were new cases and
37 were transfers from other areas.
An analysis of the notifications received is given overleaf.
The following cases were removed from the Register:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from tuberculosis | 11 | - | ||
| Deaths of patients suffering from tuberculosis through other causes | - | - | ||
| Recovered cases | 5 | 3 | - | |
| Removals from district | 26 | 35 | 2 | |
| 43 | 44 | 3 | 2 | |
Early in the year a member of the staff at a Girls' School in
Wimbledon was found to be suffering from tuberculosis. A Mantoux
skin test was carried out on all the scholars whose parents gave their
consent, and arrangements were made for the positive reactors to undergo
a mass x-ray examination of the chest through the Mass
Radiography Unit. 83 girls attended for x-ray. The results of these
investigations indicated that none of the scholars had been infected in
the school.