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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS
Once again it is pleasant to record a decrease in the number of cases notified (one
hundred and fifty), and that the rate per 100,000 of the population (forty-seven)
is the lowest recorded.
Table 27
TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS AT AGES
| Age periods | New cases notified | Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Totals | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Totals | |||||||
| 0- | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2- | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5- | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10- | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15- | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20- | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25- | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 35- | 15 | 7 | — | — | 15 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45- | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | —- | — | 1 | — |
| 55- | 21 | 3 | — | 1 | 21 | 4 | I | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 65- | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| 75+ | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 84 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 88 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 6 |
CHEST CLINIC
I am indebted to Dr. J. E. Stokes for the following report concerning the Chest
Clinic at Blagdon Road of which he is the Chest Physician.
The main feature of the statistics of the Chest Clinic for 1966 is the continued
reduction in the number of cases of tuberculosis. The number of new cases was 78
as opposed to 86 in 1965, but the total number on the register was reduced by 253
from 1,994 to 1,746. Accompanying this is a reduction in the number of contacts
examined though this is offset by an increase of the number of children being referred
for investigation from schools.
Apart from tuberculosis there is little change in the numbers of cases of bronchitis,
pneumonia, cancer and other non-tuberculous conditions being dealt with. The
co-operation with Grove Park Hospital continues to be close and cordial.
CHEST CLINIC DEPTFORD
I am indebted to Dr. J. P. V. Rigby for the following report concerning the Chest
Clinic at Harton Street of which he is the Chest Physician.
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