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Deptford 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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The deaths due to respiratory tuberculosis in Deptford in 1952 were
20 males and 7 females as compared with 32 and 15 respectively during the
previous year. Of the 20 male deaths, 6 were persons residing at
Carrington House, a common lodging house for men which is maintained
by the London County Council. Of the deaths from respiratory
tuberculosis 14 of the 20 male deaths and 6 of the 7 female deaths were in
persons between the ages of 15 and 65 years, whereas of the deaths from
all causes, only about 27% were within this age group.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| Cases notified for the first time | 79 | 55 | 134 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Posthumous notifications | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| New cases in Borough coming to knowledge otherwise than by primary notification | 28 | 21 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cases on Tuberculosis Register at 31.12.52 | 481 | 409 | 890 | 31 | 44 | 75 |
The Chest Physician, Dr. J. P. V. Rigby, has kindly supplied the
following figures concerning the Chest Clinic at Harton Street and the
Tuberculosis Care Committee:—
Cases on Chest Clinic Register at 31.12.52:—
Definite 913
Observation 30
Number of new contacts examined 477
Total attendances at the Chest Clinic 8,626
TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
Interviews by Secretary (from 5.3.52 to 31.12.52) 1,837
Cases assisted by Care Committee 66
Sums raised by Christmas Seal Sale (1952) £184 18s. 2d.
Food Poisoning
In September, 1952, it was reported that what appeared to be a food
poisoning outbreak had occurred at St. James' School.
Following a mid-day meal (12.30 p.m.) on Tuesday, 23rd September,
about thirty pupils and one teacher had suffered from diarrhoea and
vomiting. The first symptoms occurred in one case at 6 p.m. the same
day, but most developed during the small hours of Wednesday morning.