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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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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) | 15 | 1 | |
| „ (Females) | 4 | 1 | |
| 19 | 8 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary (Males) | — | - | – |
| „ „ (Females) | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1 | 1 | — |
| Age Period | *New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| – | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 0—1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1—5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5—15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15—25 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25—35 | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35—45 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 45—55 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55—65 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 65 and up | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| TOTAL | 28 | 14 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
* Cases previously notified in other districts and those restored to the
Register are included in these figures.
There were 373 cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of the year compared with 385 in 1956.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 175 | 158 | 333 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 24 | 40 | |
| 191 | 373 |
There were nine recoveries.