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Included in the above new cases are 16 pulmonary males, 21
pulmonary females, and 7 non-pulmonary males and 4 nonpulmonary
females, which were unnotified, but were discovered
from the returns of the Registrar of Births and Deaths, showing
that 16 per cent. of the deaths registered as due to Tuberculosis
had not been notified during life.

In this connection many deaths notified as having been due to
Tuberculosis are frequently so notified because the case had at
some time or other suffered from this complaint, the actual cause
of death often being due to some inter-current disease.
The total number of fresh cases of Tuberculosis coming to
my knowledge was 563, of which 462 were pulmonary cases. The
deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis numbered 313, giving a
death rate of 1.10 per 1,000 of the population.
The death rate from respiratory Phthisis being 0.99, and from
other forms 0.11, per 1,000 of the population.
The reports of the Tuberculosis Officer and of the Medical
Superintendent of Dagenham Sanatorium will be found on pages
124—128.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1925.
No action taken.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1925. SECTION 62.
No action taken.
Central Register.
As a result of the coming into force of the Local Government
Act, 1929, a Central Register was commenced, and is kept by the
Public Assistance Officer.
This register contains a record of all forms of assistance
given to residents of West Ham. In this connection a specially
designed form, setting out extra nourishment granted by the
Tuberculosis Officer, is sent by me to the Public Assistance Officer.
The information contained in the Central Register is available
for all departments of the Council.
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