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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

Stepney 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Frequent corrections have to be made in the Tuberculosis notification register, and quarterly returns as to reasons for deletions, together with the additions, are sent to the London County Council. The following is the summary for the year:—

Frequent corrections have to be made in the Tuberculosis notification register, and quarterly returns as to reasons for deletions, together with the additions, are sent to the London County Council. The following is the summary for the year:—

PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryGross Total.
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
No. of cases on the notification register at the end of December, 39291,8701,1563,0265495121,0614,087
No. of cases removed from the register for the following reasons:—
Cured1314271292148
Untraced2-2---2
Removed from Borough403949182139118
Died13878216121325241
Denotified1692511227
No. of new cases added to the register2421343766845113489
No. of cases remaining on the register at the end of December, 19301,9031,1503,0535745131,0874,140