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Barnes 1953

[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,
1952. The number of cases added to or removed from the Register
during the year and the number remaining on the Register on December
31st, 1953, are as under:—

Table 10.—Tuberculosis Register.

Form of Disease.On Register 1st Jan, 1953Cases Added.Removed from Register.Remaining on Register 31st Dec., 1953
Primary Notif nsOtherwise.RestoredTotalNon-Tub.CuredLeft DistrictDeadTotal
Pulmonary30337323375134351787288
Non-Pulm'y4331-47-6-1740
34640333422140351894328

Table 11.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Mortality, 1953.

Age-Periods.New Cases.*Deaths.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
MaleFem'leMaleFem'leMaleFem'leMaleFem'le
0-1 years--------
1-5 „--------
5-10 „--------
10-15 „21------
15-20 „13------
20-25 „791111--
25-35 „1012-1----
35-45 „65--11--
45-55 „811-1-1-
55-65 „21--41--
65 ,, and over22--43--
All ages3834221161-
* In addition to primary notifications, all other new cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health are included in these figures.

Incidence-rate—
Pulmonary 0.90
Non-pulmonary 0.07
All forms 0.97
Death-rate
Pulmonary .42
Non-pulmonary .02
All forms 0.44