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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Greenwich 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.

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Table: SUMMARY OF APPARENT RELATIONSHIPS

SUMMARY OF APPARENT RELATIONSHIPS

CaseApparent Connection
DirectIndirect
No. 2-Case Nos. 3 & 10
No. 3—Case Nos. 2 & 10
No. 4Case No. 6Case Nos. 5 & 11
No. 5Case No. 6Case Nos. 4 & 11
No. 6Case Nos. 4 & 5Case No. 11
No. 10—Case Nos. 2 & 3
No. 11—Case Nos. 4, 5 & 6
No. 17Case No. 18-
No. 18Case No. 17—

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Continued Fever.—One notification was received in respect
of this disease but was not confirmed.
Malaria.—There were 2 cases notified during the year and in
both instances the disease was believed to have been contracted
abroad.
Tuberculosis.—During the year 145 cases of Tuberculosis were
notified in the Borough, 18 more than in 1949. Of this number, 126
were of the pulmonary type, ordinarily known as consumption
and 19 were non-pulmonary, i.e. tuberculosis of parts of the body
other than the lungs.

Table: The following table gives the distribution :—

The following table gives the distribution :—

DistrictPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
East Greenwich41950
West Greenwich14317
St. Nicholas, Deptford6—6
Charlton and Kidbrooke65772
Totals12619145

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Disinfection was offered and carried out in 78 cases, including
146 rooms and 1,089 articles of bedding and clothing, etc.

Table: The number of notified Tuberculosis cases remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1950, was as follows:—

The number of notified Tuberculosis cases remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1950, was as follows:—

PULMONARYNON-PULMONARY
MenWomenChildrenTotalMenWomenChildrenTotal
MFMF
4263214240829153014766

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For further clarification I append herewith copy of Form T.137
for the year under review as forwarded to the Ministry of Health.