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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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THE TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER.
The tuberculosis register is an accurate record of the
number of notified cases. Tables X gives particulars of the
cases added to and removed from the register during the year
1937-
Table X.
Notification Register.
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total cases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | ||
| Number of cases of tuberculosis on register on 31st December, 1936 | 709 | 838 | 1,547 | 217 | 303 | 522 | 2,067 |
| Number of cases removed from the register during the year by reason of | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (b) Recovery from the disease | 32 | 28 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 94 |
| 109 | 74 | 183 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 202 | |
| 21 | 41 | 62 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 79 | |
| Total removed from register | 162 | 143 | 305 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 375 |
| Number of cases added to the register during the year | 168 | 133 | 301 | 44 | 28 | 72 | 373 |
| (b) Posthumous notifications | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | o' | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |
| Total added to register | 182 | 142 | 324 | 50 | 33 | 83 | 407 |
| Number of cases of tuberculosis on register on 31st December, 1937 | 729 | 837 | 1,566 | 227 | 306 | 533 | 2,099 |
For comparative purposes, particulars regarding the
number of persons on the register in each year since 1931 are given
in Table XI.
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