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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued,
Notes on Tables of Notifications.
Of the cases learned of from the death returns, two were cases of
non-pulmonary tuberculosis who died in hospital—one a case of
general tuberculosis, and one a case of tuberculosis of the adrenale.
Five were cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, on two of whom
post mortem examinations were made.
Of the cases notified after death, all were notified from hospital.
One was a case of non-pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed after
post mortem examination; the others were cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis who had been only a short time in hospital.
Of the primary notifications, all but one of the non-pulmonary
cases were notified from hospital. Two died of meningitis within
a month of notification, one died of sacroiliac disease within two
months of notification, and one died of abdominal tuberculosis
within three months of notification.
Of the pulmonary cases notified, seven, of whom five were
hospital cases, died within a month of notification. Six, of whom
two were hospiial cases, died within three months of notification.