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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Tuberculosis
The age distribution of the new cases of tuberculosis notified by
formal notifications and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year
are shown in the following table :—
Table 48
| Age periods | New cases notified | Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Totals | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Totals | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0- | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 1- | 2 | 2 | _ | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2- | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | – | ||||
| 5- | 11 | 6 | _ | 6 | 11 | 12 | – | – | – | _ | – | – |
| 10- | 4 | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | 4 | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ |
| 15- | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 21 | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ |
| 20- | 18 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 26 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 25- | 29 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 45 | 1 8 | 5 | 1 | – | 9 | 5 |
| 35- | 17 | 15 | – | 3 | 17 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 45- | 30 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 55- | 74 | 7 | 1 | 24 | ft | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | ||
| 65- | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – |
| 75- | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 171 | 135 | 14 | 21 | 185 | 156 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | |
New cases of tuberculosis coming to the notice of the department
other than by formal notification :—
Table 49
| Source of information | Respiratory | Non-respiratory |
|---|---|---|
| Death returns — from local registrars | 4 | – |
| Death returns — from Registrar General | 1 | – |
| Posthumous notifications | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 |