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There were 8 deaths certified from Tuberculosis
in which the deceased person had not previously been
notified. This represents 9.9 per cent, of the deaths
from Tuberculosis during the year. Enquiry of the
certifying practitioner elicited the following explanations
:—
Diagnosis only reached after p.m. 3
Certified by Coroner 2
Oversight 1
Assumed already notified 2
Late notification, probably due to delay in seeking
medical treatment, is shown by the following
figures :—
Notified practically at time of death 7
,, within 1 month ,, 6
,, ,, 3 months ,, 9
„ ,, 6 months „ .... 9
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
The Tuberculosis Dispensary for the Borough is
provided under agreement by the City of London
Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs and is
shared with the Hackney Borough Council. A full
report on the work of the Dispensary, by Dr. H. T.
Howell, the Clinical Tuberculosis Officer, appears in
the appendix to this report on page 122. This
position, adopted for convenience, by no means
indicates the relative importance of Dr. Howell's
report, and I strongly recommend its perusal as a
valuable contribution to our better understanding
of the problems of Tuberculosis.