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deaths from the above four diseases was 49, while the number
from Tuberculosis was 149. This proportion is typical of the
country generally, in fact, on an average, the deaths from
Tuberculosis about equal, if they do not exceed, those caused
by all other infectious diseases combined. Another factor
which adds importance to Tuberculosis, and this refers particularly
to the most common and infectious form, Tuberculosis
of the Lungs (Consumption), is that the majority of those
attacked are persons in the prime of life, young adult men
and women, at the time when their lives and services are most
valuable to the community.
Two years ago it was found possible to use for a time a
vacant Ward at the Isolation Hospital for the treatment of
selected cases of this disease; since then the accommodation
has not permitted a repetition of this.
During the coming year, in the absence of any epidemic,
there is little doubt but that we shall be able to use a Ward
of 20 beds for these cases, owing to the increased accommodation
we now have at the Hospital.

PREVALENCE OF
TUBERCULOSIS DURING THE PAST 10 YEARS.
In comparison with other large towns, the death rates
in East Ham from the various forms of Tuberculosis are
remarkably low.