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Ilford 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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3. Tuberculosis:—During the year 1928 there were 118 new
notifications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 35 of other forms of
Tuberculosis. Nineteen cases of Pulmonary and 3 cases of NonPulmonary
Tuberculosis were transferred to Ilford.
The following Table shows the cases notified in 1928, and the deaths which occurred in 1928, classified according to age and sex
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1.5 years | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 5.10 years | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 10.15 years | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15.20 years | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 20.25 years | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — |
| 25.35 years | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 35.45 years | 19 | 9 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 45.55 years | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| 55.65 years | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Over 65 years | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| Totals | 55 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 6 |
Five of the above deaths, or 6.9 per cent, of the total deaths, had not
been notified.
Of the above the following were notified from Institutions in
the district:—
Claybury Mental Hospital—Pulmonary Tuberculosis 4
The Girls' Village Homes, Barkingside—Pulmonary Tuberculosis
7
Emergency Hospital—Pulmonary Tuberculosis 2
Of the 72 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification
had previously been made of 61 of the cases. Four were notified
after death, and in 2 cases the presence of tuberculosis was
discovered at post mortem examination, and were then notified.
The 5 remaining cases were not notified.