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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Penge 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Tuberculosis
No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations 1925, or under section 172, Public Health Act 1936.
| Total Primary cases notified | Total Cases admitted to Sanatoria and Hospitals | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary (Males) | 9 | 14 | — |
| „ (Females) | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | 19 | 1 | |
| Non-Pulmonary (Males) | — | — | — |
| (Female) | 1 | — | — |
| 1 | — | — |
NEW TUBERCULOSIS CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1955
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25—35 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 35—45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 45—55 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55—65 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 65 and up | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
*Cases previously notified in other districts and those restored to the
Register are included in these figures.
There were 372 cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of the year
compared with 378 in 1954.