[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Swinton & Pendlebury Borough.

  • Swinton and Pendlebury (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Swinton & Pendlebury Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pulmonary Tuberculosis: The ininiher of new cases of lliis form of tlie disease entered on ihe rei^isler during; the year 1938 was 36, twenty-tliree l)cing in respect of males and 13 in respect of females. All were “primary” notifications and represent an incidence-rate of 0.89 per 1,000 of the population as compared with 1.11 in the previous year when the primary notifications totalled 44. There were 19 deaths, 9 males and 10 females, registered as being due to pulmonary tuberculosis. The death-rate which this number rei)resents is 0.47 ])er 1,000 of the population, as compared with 0.35 for the year 1937. ¥ Non-I’ulmonary Tuberculosis: The new entries in the register totalled 8. All were primary noti¬ fications, 2 being in respect of males and 6 females. The incidence-rate for the year is 0.20 per 1,000 of the population, in comparison with 0.66 in 1937. Three deaths were recorded as being due to non-pulmonary tuberculosis, as against 6 in 1937. Non-notified Deaths: The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total tuberculosis deaths works out at 18 per cent., the number being 4. These 4 deaths were known to the Department to be tubercular cases only after death had occurred. Generally speaking, the notification of tuberculosis in the district is efficient. Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925. Xo action was necessary under these Regulations relating to tuber¬ cular employees in the milk trade. Public Health Act, 1936: It was not necessary to take action under Section 172 of the above Act relating to applications for Orders for compulsory removal to hospital. Statistical Tables: Tabulations relating to tuberculosis are set out in Tables appended to this Section of the Report.