[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough.

  • Pontefract (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tuberculosis. New cases and mortality are classified in Table XIII. Table XIII. Age periods New cases Deaths Respiratory Non- respiratory Respiratory N on- respiratory M. F. M. F. M. F- M. F. Under 1 year 1 and under 5 2 1 5 and under 15 1 2 1 15 and under 25 1 6 2 2 1 1 25 and under 35 2 2 4 2 35 and under 45 4 1 1 45 and under 55 1 1 1 55 and under 65 2 2 1 65 years and over 1 Totals 12 8 6 5 6 5 2 1 Primary notifications were received respecting 30 cases, and 1 case was added to the register otherwise than by formal notification, giving a total of 31 new cases which is a decrease of 19 on last year. 14 deaths were registered as due to tuberculosis, a decrease of 9 on 1935. 11 of these had been notified under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930, thus 21 per cent, of the total number of deaths from tuberculosis were non-notified cases.