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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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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930 Part I. -Summary of notification of Tuberculosis during from the 1st January, 1950, to the 31st December, 1950.
| Age Periods | Formal Notifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis | ||||||||||||||
| 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | Total (all ages) | |
| Respiratory, Males | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 61 |
| Respiratory, Females | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 57 |
| Non-Respiratory, Males | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | 8 |
| Non-Respiratory, Females | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Part II. —New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
| Source of Information | Number of cases in age Groups | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75— | Total | ||||
| Death Returns from Local Registrars | Respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | — (A) |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — (B) | ||
| Non-Respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — (C) | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — (D) | ||
| Death Returns from Registrar-General (Transferable deaths) | Respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 (A) |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — (B) | ||
| Non-Respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — (C) | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — (D) | ||
| Posthumous Notifications | Respiratory | M | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 (A |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 (B) | ||
| Non-Respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | 1 (C) | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — (D) | ||
| "Transfers" Prom other Areas (excluding transferable deaths) | Respiratory | M | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 (A) |
| F | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 11 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 32 (B) | ||
| Non-Respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 (C) | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 (D) | ||
| Other Sources | Respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 4 (A) |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 (B) | ||
| Non-Respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — (C) | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 (D) | ||
| N.B. Where notification of one form of Tuberculosis is subsequently followed by a notification Totals (A) 45 (B) 37 of the other, only the first notification is taken into account for the purpose of this return. (C) 2 (D) 5 | ||||||||||||||||