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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
Mitcham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—
| No. of Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
| Death returns | (a) From Local Registers | 2 | ... |
| (b) Transferable deaths from Registrar General | 4 | 1 | |
| Posthumous notifications | ... | ... | |
Number of cases removed from register during 1937:—
| Reason | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Withdrawal of notification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Recovery from disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Death | 30 | 17 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 50 |
| Otherwise | 12 | 29 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 52 |
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to the total
tuberculosis deaths is as follows:—
Non-notified tuberculosis deaths 7
Notified tuberculosis deaths 34
Percentage of non-notified T.B. deaths
(all forms) 17 per cent.
Percentage of non-notified pulmonary
T.B. deaths 2 ,,
Treatment for cases of tuberculosis is under the control of
the Surrey County Council.
A dispensary has been established at Western Road,
Mitcham. Arrangements have been made by this Borough for