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Deptford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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The deaths due to respiratory tuberculosis in Deptford in 1953 were
19 males and 6 females as compared with 20 and 7 respectively during the
previous year. Of the 19 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 19 male deaths and 4 of the 6 female deaths were of
persons between the ages of 15 and 65 years, whereas of the deaths from
all causes, only about 28% were within this age group.
Tuberculosis Register
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| Cases notified for the first time | 85 | 62 | 147 | M | 11 | 14 |
| Posthumous notifications | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| New cases in Borough coming to knowledge otherwise than by primary notification | 30 | 16 | 46 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Cases on Tuberculosis Register at 31.12.53 | 517 | 423 | 940 | 30 | 43 | 73 |
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 31.12.53 :—
Definite 982
Observation 32
Number of new contacts examined 366
Total attendances at the Chest Clinic 8,137
TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
Interviews by Secretary 1,458
Cases assisted by Care Committee 60
Sums raised by Christmas Seal Sale (1953) £194 1 1s. 7d.
Mass Miniature Radiography
The Unit visited Deptford during 1953 and was at St. Paul's Institute
from 18.5.53—18.6.53, and at the South London Synagogue from
22.6.53—10.7.53.