[Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    disease (Public Heatlh Act, 1925, Section 62), and secondly the power to prevent Tuberculous persons engaging in the Milk Trade [Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925]. So far it has not been necessary to take any legal action under either of these Regulations in the City as the action desired has been obtained without legal proceedings. The following Table shows the number of Notifications received during the last ten years 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 Total. 172 148 158 186 209 144 130 133 124 128 1532 The following Table shows the Deaths from Tuberculosis for the last ten years :— Disease. 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 Total. Pulmonary Tuberculosis 84 72 43 54 45 59 46 59 58 55 575 Other forms of Tuberculosis 19 21 17 10 12 12 5 14 14 10 134 Total ... 103 93 60 64 57 71 51 73 72 65 709 And the following the death rate from Pulmonary Tuber- culosis for the last ten years : — Year. 1917 1918 1919 19 A 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 Numbei- of Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 84 72 43 54 45 59 46 59 58 ' 55 Death Rate per 1000 T62 1-43 00 1 1 1 •879 •756 •988 •763 ■9807 •969 •911