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Wandsworth 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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TUBERCULOSIS.
Notification.— The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis
which came to the notice of the Department during
1932 was 642, as compared with 613 in 1931, 638 in 1930, 690
in 1929, 660 in 1928, 718 in 1927, 706 in 1926, 643 in 1925, 692
in 1924 and 597 in 1923.
The sources of information regarding the 642 new cases
notified, in 1932 were as follows :—
Primary notifications on Form A 508
Primary notifications on Form B
Transfers from other Sanitary Authorities 134
Naval and military notifications
Total 642
Un-notified at death 27

Table: TABLE XXII.

TABLE XXII.

1909 to 1928 in 5 year periods.1929193019311932Totals.
1909— 19131914— 19181919— 19231924— 1928
Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—
Cases reported283023362769263058652652952613164
Died10911386103012982842622962666143
Recovered761049109251213491529
Removed or untraced72483183515251371051982934807
Remaining on Register95910681923162117611908180916851685
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—
Cases reported323791745695104112841162970
Died4638219820825203145955
Recovered—41469117186159333
Removed or untraced9116319493462164601128
Remaining on register268520702605621674602554554
Total on Notification register at end of each period122716882625222623872582241122392239