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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
Stepney 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 20,
TUBERCULOSIS - New Gases and Deaths
New Cases, 146 Pulmonary cases were notified, including 116
primary notifications, 26 from death returns and
4 posthumous notifications.
12 Non-Pulmonary cases were notified, including 11
primary notifications and 1 from death returns.
Deaths. (* ) 16 persons died from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Age Distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-
| -1 | 1- | 2— | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) New Cases | ||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 106 |
| F | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 40 |
| Non-Pulmonary M | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| (b) Deaths (* ) | ||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Non-Pulmonary M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(*) Compiled from local death returns, (Registrar-General's return
shows 17 Pulmonary and no Non-Pulmonary deaths.)
Table 21.
TUBERCULOSIS - Variations in Register
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| (a) Cases on Register at 1/1/56 | 659 | 386 | 91 | 82 | 1218 |
| (b) New Cases notified | 78 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 129 |
| (c) " " (corrected) | 73 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 120 |
| (d) Cases restored to Register | 17 | 4 | — | — | 21 |
| (e) Other cases added | 25 | 17 | — | 4 | 46 |
| (f) Removals | 130 | 70 | 16 | 11 | 227 |
| (g) Cases remaining on Register at 31/12/56 | 644 | 371 | 81 | 82 | 1178 |