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 Bexley]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
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No. of cases notified | 102 | 79 | 105 | 120 | 127 | 112 | 105 |
No. of specimens of sputum | 328 | 212 | 213 | 41 | 57 | 55 | 51 |
No. of families referred for rehousing | 2 | 8 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 6 |
No. on Register at beginning of year | 513 | 562 | 376 | 456 | 455 | 617 | 667 |
Pulmonary— | |||||||
Male | 225 | 245 | 167 | 201 | 24 1 | 283 | 308 |
Female | 187 | 206 | 143 | 179 | 212 | 236 | 253 |
Non-pulmonary— | |||||||
Male | 45 | 52 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 42 | 45 |
Female | 56 | 59 | 35 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 61 |
No. on register at end of year | 562 | 376 | 456 | 545 | 617 | 667 | 715 |
Pulmonary— | |||||||
Male | 245 | 167 | 201 | 214 | 283 | 308 | 332 |
Female | 206 | 143 | 179 | 212 | 236 | 253 | 269 |
Non-pulmonary— | |||||||
Male | 52 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 53 |
Female | 59 | 35 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 61 | 61 |
In 1941 a review was made of the cases on the register
with the assistance of the Tuberculosis Officer and
those cases were removed which were lost sight of or had
been cured through other agencies than the public
medical services. A review is due again now.
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