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TUBERCULOSIS.
I repeat what I said last year, that in my opinion an open-air recovery school is a real ne:d
in this district. It is impossible for those who have not been in close personal contact with opmi-air
recovery schools to appreciate what an open-air recovery school really means. There is so much
uninformed opinion with regard to what such a school means and does.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.—The number of new cases notified during the year was 113.
Sixty-two cases were notified from Institutions :—Sanatoria 33, Poor Law Institutions 22 and General
Hospitals 7. There were 68 deaths from Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System. Of the new cases
notified, 72 received institutional treatment during the year, and 26 died.
Other Forms of Tuberculosis.—The number of new cases notified during the year was 27.
Eight of them were notified as receiving institutional treatment. There were 8 deaths. One of the
cases which died was unnotified.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.—-Ten deaths occurred in non-notified cases. In three of these
the medical practitioners certifying the deaths thought the patients had already been notified before
coming into their hands. Two deaths occurred elsewhere, and were transferred to this district, and
the others were apparently not diagnosed until just before or after death.
The following Table gives further particulars of new cases notified and deaths in 1933.

Nine of the deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were not notified and one death from Non-Pulmonary
Tuberculosis was not notified.
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