Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 7
TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS
New Cases and Deaths: Primary notifications of 146 Pulmonary and 17 Non-Pulmonary cases
were received. 23 other cases came to light via death returns from Registrars.
Pulmonary tuberculosis accounted for 20 deaths, there being one death from non-pulmonary
tuberculosis.
Age distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-
-1 | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) New Cases Pulmonary | M | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 118 |
F | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 28 | |
Non-Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
F | - | - | - | - | • | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
(b) Deaths Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Non-Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
TABLE 8
TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Males | Females | Cases | |
No. cases on Register at 1/1/65 | 1443 | 826 | 122 | 107 | 2498 |
No. cases notified during 1965 | 118 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 163 |
Other cases added to register | 83 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 116 |
No. cases removed from register | 166 | 81 | 15 | 5 | 267 |
Remaining on register at 31/12/65 | 1478 | 803 | 120 | 109 | 2510 |