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Barnes 1957

[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, 1957 are as under:—

Table 9. — Tuberculosis Register.

Form of DiseaseOn Register, 1st Jan., 1957Cases AddedRemoved from RegisterRemaining on Regisler, 31st Dec., 1957
Primary Notif'nsOtherwiseRestoredTotalNon-Tub.CuredLeft DistrictDeadTotal
Pulmonary24219185284-2341468216
Non-Pulm'y3941-44-22112420
Totals28123195328-2562592236

Table 10.— Tuberculosis: New Cases and Mortality, 1957.

Age-PeriodsNew Cases*Deaths
PulmonaryNon-PulnionaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MaleFem'leMaleFem'leMaleFem'leMaleFem'le
1- 5 years---1----
5-14 „---1----
15-24 „422-----
25-44 „1211-11---
45-64 „92-11---
65 „ and over-2--11-1
All ages25172331-1
*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 1.06
Non-Pulmonary 0.13
All forms 1.19
Death-rate
Pulmonary 0.101
Non-Pulmonary 0.025
All forms 0.126