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 Orpington]
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The following Table shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with the deaths at various age periods :—
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | non- pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 1 year | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
1 and under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
5 and under 10 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
10 and under 15 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... |
15 and under 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
20 and under 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
25 and under 35 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... |
35 and under 45 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
45 and under 55 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
55 and under 65 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
65 and over | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
TOTALS | 23 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS,
1930.
The above Regulations, which came into force on the 1st
January, 1931, require, inter alia, that a Weekly Return of
all notified cases of Tuberculosis should be sent to the County
Medical Officer of Health: and also that a quarterly statement
should be sent by the Medical Officer of Health to the County
Medical Officer of Health, showing:—
(a) The number of cases on his register at the
ment of each quarter;
(b) The number of cases notified for the first time during
the quarter;
(c) The number of cases which have been removed from
the register in a preceding quarter, and which have
been restored, giving the name and address of each
case, and the reason for restoration;