[Report 1928] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    disease (Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62), and secondly the power to prevent Tuberculous persons engaging in tlie Milk Trade [Public Health (Prevention of Tubei’culosis) R'^gulations, 1925]. So far it has not been necessary to take any legal actioi] under either of these Regulations in the City as the aclion desired has been obtained without legal proceedings. The following Table shows the number of Notilications received during the last ten years :— 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Total. 158 186 209 144 130 133 124 128 127 i 34 1473 The following Table shows the deaths from Tuberculosis for the last ten years Disease. 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Total. Pulmonarv Tuberculosis 43 54 45 59 46 59 58 55 53 39 511 Other forms of Tuberculosis 17 10 12 12 5 14 14 10 12 11 117 Total ... % 60 64 57 71 51 73 72 65 65 50 628 And the following the death rate from Pubnonary Tnl) n--- culosis for the last ten years :— Year. 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Number of Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 43 54 45 59 46 59 58 55 53 39 Death Rate per 1000 •728 •879 •756 GO GO