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Surbiton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925.
It was not necessary to take any action under
these Regulations during the year.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 172.
No action was taken under this section.
TUBERCULOSIS.
| Age Periods. | NEW CASES. | DEATHS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5— | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15— | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
| 25— | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 35— | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 45— | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 55— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 25 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — |
Of the sixty-three new cases tabulated above
eighteen are cases transferred from other districts.
Of the total number of deaths from Tuberculosis
there were three of patients who had not been
notified.
There was a decrease compared with last year
of four new Pulmonary cases of Tuberculosis, while
new Non-Pulmonary cases show an increase of
eleven over last year.