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Bexley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 56 new cases were notified.
Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1959 are contained in the following table:—
| Age Period | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non Respiratory | Respiratory | Non Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5—14 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15—24 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25—44 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 45—64 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and over | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 25 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
The number of non-notified Tuberculosis deaths was 3.
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