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Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE 31 SUMMARY OF TREATMENTS
| Age Groups in Years. | Primary Schick. | Inoculations A.P.T. | Inoculations T. A.F. | Posterior Schick. | Transferred to other areas. | Discontinued treatment. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Not read | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Positive | Negative | |||
| ½ — 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 1 — 2 | 48 | - | — | 48 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 44 | 1 | 3 |
| 2—3 | 45 | 1 | — | 45 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 43 | - | 3 |
| 3 — 4 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 31 | l | 3 |
| 4—5 | 45 | 2 | - | 45 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 46 | - | 1 |
| 5—6 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 41 | - | 4 |
| 6—7 | 40 | 4 | — | 40 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 37 | - | 5 |
| 7—8 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 25 | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 31 | - | 4 |
| 8—9 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 18 | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 24 | - | 3 |
| 9 — 10 | 15 | 7 | — | 15 | 15 | - | — | — | — | - | - | 21 | - | 1 |
| 10 — 11 | 9 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | - | — | — | — | - | - | 11 | - | 1 |
| 11 — 12 | 10 | 7 | — | 10 | 10 | - | — | — | — | - | - | 17 | - | - |
| 12 — 13 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | - | — | — | — | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| 13 — 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | - | — | — | — | - | - | 4 | - | 3 |
| 14 — 15 | - | - | — | — | - . | - | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - |
| 15 and upwards | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| Totals | 345 | 60 | 6 | 339 | 334 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 373 | 2 | 31 |
PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
No action was taken under Section 66 of the Public Health Act, 1925.
TUBERCULOSIS
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925
(relating to persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis employed in the milk trade) or under
Section 62 of the Public Health Act, 1925 (relating to the compulsory removal to a hospital of persons
suffering from Tuberculosis).
TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER
During the year under review the Tuberculosis Register has been corrected by the removal
of all cases under the headings : recovered, arrested, diagnosis not confirmed, lost sight of, left the
district or died, and the addition of all new cases notified, in accordance with the Public Health
(Tuberculosis) Regulations.
The details of these removals and additions are as follows:—
Pulmonary:
Non-Pulmonary:
S.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females.
Number of cases on Register at commencement
of 1937
591
585
299
309
1,784
Number of cases removed during the
year
231
202
111
71
614
360
383
188
238
1,170
Number of cases notified for the first
time during the year
108
96
12
17
233
Number of cases coming to knowledge
of Medical Officer of Health otherwise
than by formal notification
11
10
1
-
21
Number of cases remaining on Register
at end of year
479
489
201
255
1,424
The cases notified for the first time during the year are analysed in Table 36, page 98 and
those coming to the knowledge of Medical Officer of Health otherwise than by formal notification
in Table 37.