[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough.

  • Tunbridge Wells (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tuberculosis.—Under The Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924, it is required that a register be kept of all tuberculous persons in the area, and that it be brought up to date each quarter when a statement of the number on the register is forwarded to the Health Authority of the Administrative County. The number of persons whose names were on the register at the close of the year 1925 was 116 Pulmonary and 36 Non-Pulmonary, and the number at the close of the year 1926, 130 Pulmonary and 48 Non- Pulmonary. The increase is largely due to a more complete record of all cases having now been obtained. The fresh cases and mortality during the year are set out in the accompanying Table. TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality during 1926. New Cases. Deaths. Age- Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Pulmonary. N on-Pulmonary. Periods. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. 0 1 6 10 16 1 1 4 1 O 1 1 1 — 1 2 O 1 — - -- 1 - 20 6 6 — — 2 — — 1 26 6 7 — 1 2 o 1 36 7 4 — — 2 2 — — 45 6 1 — 1 6 — — 66 2 2 — — 1 1 — — 66 & upwards 2 4 1 3 _ Totals ... 28 27 9 4 14 12 1 2 It has not been necessary to take any action under the “ Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925,” and no action was taken under Section 62 of the Public Health Act, 1925.” The death rate for the present year, 0.09, coincides with the average death rate for the previous five years, but is