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Penge 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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NEW TUBERCULOSIS CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1953.
| Age Period | *New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0—1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1—5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5—15 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15—25 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25—35 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 35—45 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 45—55 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | - |
| 55—65 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 31 | 18 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
*Cases previously notified in other districts and transferred to Penge
and those restored to the Register are included in these figures.
There were 339 cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of the year, compared with 320 in 1952.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 155 | 145 | 300 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| 169 | 170 | 339 |
There were nine deaths from tuberculosis, and two tubercular cases on
the register died from other causes during the year.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Difficulty was experienced in obtaining accommodation in one case
where it was necessary to take urgent action and obtain a Magistrate's order for
removal of an old lady who was ill and incapable of looking after herself. She
was eventually removed to hospital where she died soon after admission, some
four days after her plight had been discovered.
Under Section 50 of the Act, it is the duty of the local authority to arrange
for the burial or cremation of the body of any person who has died in their area
if it appears that no suitable arrangements for the disposal of the body have or
are being made. During the year one body was dealt with by the Council under
these provisions.