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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
Lewisham 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year, notifications were received relating
to 440 cases of Tuberculosis, in accordance with the Public
Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. The disease was of
the pulmonary type in 317 cases, and in the remaining 123
cases, other organs of the body were affected.
The ages of the patients, and the Wards in which they were residing at the time of notification, are classified in the following tables:—
| Pulmonary cases. | Non.pulmonary cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 | 3 |
| 1 year and under 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 years „ 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 „ „ 10 | 16 | 25 |
| 10 „ „ 15 | 16 | 27 |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 70 | 27 |
| 25 „ „ 35 | 87 | 8 |
| 35 „ „ 45 | 50 | 7 |
| 45 „ „ 65 | 69 | 6 |
| 65 years and over | 5 | — |
| Total | 317 | 123 |
| Ward. | Pulmonary cases. | Non-pulmonary cases. |
|---|---|---|
| Church | ||
| Manor | ||
| South | ||
| Blackheath | 6 | |
| Lewisham Village | ||
| Lewisham Park | ||
| Brockley | ||
| Catford | ||
| Forest Hill | ||
| Sydenham | ||
| Precise residence unknown | — | |