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Barnes 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Notification Register.
The Register of Notifications has been kept revised in accordance
with the requirements of the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1930. The number of cases added to or removed from the Register
during the year and the number remaining on the Register on December
31st, 1946 are as under:—
Table 29.—Schools.
| Number in Borough | Number of who suffered Scarlet Fever | scholars from:— Diphtheria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Primary Schools:— | 7 | ||
| Railway Street—Infants | 3 | — | |
| Lowther—J. Mixed and Infants | 1 | — | |
| East Sheen—J. M. and Infants | 3 | — | |
| Mortlake—J. M. and Infants | 1 | — | |
| Mortlake C. of E.—Mixed | 2 | — | |
| „ ., „ —Infants | — | — | |
| „ R.C.—J. M. and Infants . | 5 | — | |
| County Secondary Schools:— | 4 | ||
| B a r n e s—Boys | 1 | 1 | |
| ,, —Girls | — | — | |
| Mortlake—Boys | 2 | — | |
| „ —Girls | — | — | |
| County School:— | 1 | ||
| East Sheen and Richmond Boys | 1 | — | |
| Private Schools | 7 | 3 | — |
| Total | 19 | 22 | 1 |
Table 30.—Tuberculosis Notification Register.
| Form of Disease. | On Register, 1st Jan., 1940 | Cases Added. | Removed from Register. | Remaining on Register 31st Dec., 1946 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary ,Notif'ns. | Otherwise. | Restored | Total | Non-Tub. | Cured | Left District | Dead | Total | |||
| Pulmonary | 256 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 63 | - | - | 18 | 14 | 32 | 287 |
| Non-Pulm'y | 55 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 56 |
| All Forms | 311 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 69 | — | 3 | 19 | 15 | 37 | 343 |