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Tuberculosis.
The County Council are responsible for the treatment of Tuberculosis.
216 notifications were received during 1938—Pulmonary, 178; other
than Pulmonary, 38.
Cases remaining on the register at the end of the year were:
Pulmonary, 560; Non-Pulmonary, 152.
The Tottenham Tuberculosis Officer has his premises at 140, West
Green Road. The days and hours of attendance at the dispensary are
as follows:—
Monday, Men, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Women, 10 a.m.; Children
and Contacts, 2.30 p.m. Wednesday, Women, 10 a.m.; cases who
arc working and unable to attend during the day, 7 p.m. Thursday,
Children, 10 a.m. Friday, Men, 10 a.m.
Dr. Davies, the Tuberculosis Officer, willingly co-operates with the
Medical Officer of Health in the matter of keeping the register correct
and in giving his expert opinion upon all cases referred to him.
Age Periods.
New Cases.
Deaths.
Pulmonary.
NonPulmonary.
Pulmonary.
NonPulmonary.
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
Under 1 year
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
1
1 to 5 years
1
—
1
2
—
—
4
1
5 to 15 ,,
3
3
5
4
3
1
1
1
15 to 25 ,,
28
33
6
6
6
18
1
—
25 to 35 ,,
23
29
1
5
11
13
1
2
35 to 45 ,,
16
8
1
2
7
3
1
1
45 to 55 ,,
11
6
3
—
7
3
—
—
55 to 65 ,,
9
3
—
1
6
1
1
1
65 years and
upwards
4
3
—
—
3
3
—
1
Totals
93
85
18
20
43
42
10
8