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Heston and Isleworth, 1921.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Notifications.
Pulmonary—New Notifications 43
Cases admitted to Sanatoria or Hospital 44
Cases discharged from Sanatoria or Hospital 36
Eleven of the new notifications were admitted to Institutions
during the year, five of which were discharged later.
Fourteen of the cases admitted to Institutions were discharged
during the same year, three of which subsequently died.
Sputum and the Work of the Council Laboratory.
Out of 43 new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified
during 1921, only 5 had specimens of sputum sent to the
Laboratory for examination. Pour of these were positive, one was
negative.
There were 59 specimens sent for examination, of these 5
were positive.
In only 2 cases was a second specimen sent, and in one
of these a second examination proved positive.
Deaths—Pulmonary.
There were 38 deaths during the year. Ten were primary
notifications, three of which were notified after death. Eleven
cases were not notified at all.