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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Age Periods. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total all Forms. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 0-1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1-5 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 6 | 7 |
| 5-10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 31 |
| 10-15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 15-20 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 45 |
| 20-25 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 60 |
| 25-35 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 94 |
| 35-45 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
| 45-55 | 32 | 16 | 48 | — | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| 55-65 | 8 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Totals | 156 | 141 | 297 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 378 |
The following Table summarises the Tuberculosis Register,
and shews the number of cases which exist in the Borough:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Cases on Register at end of 1925 | 672 | 523 | 1195 | 236 | 235 | 471 |
| Cases added to Register in 1926 | 158 | 142 | 300 | 51 | 37 | 88 |
| Cases removed from Register in 1926 | ||||||
| Deaths and Removals from Borough | 105 | 92 | 197 | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| Cases on Register at end of 1926 | 725 | 573 | 1298 | 264 | 257 | 521 |