Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS New Case and Mortality.
Age Periods Years | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
0 – 1 | ||||||||
1-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
5-15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
15 – 25 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
25 – 35 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
35 – 45 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
45 – 55 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
55 – 65 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||
65 & Upwards | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||
TOTALS | 76 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 4 | 4 |
Death Rate from Tuberculosis (all forms) 0 . 97 per 1,000
" " (Pulmonary) 0.87
" " " " (Non Pulmonary) 0.10
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY The number of definite cases of tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the year:-
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Adults | (Males | 221 | 32 | 253 |
(Females | 190 | 34 | 224 | |
Children | (Males | 18 | 32 | 50 |
(Females | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 542 | |||
Number of Patients Attendances | 1,692 | |||
" " Visits by Tuberculosis Health Visitors | 2,128 | |||
" " Sputum Examinations | 257 | |||
" " X-Ray | 441 |