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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
Ilford 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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3. Tuberculosis. During the year 1940 there were 177 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 41 of other forms of Tuberculosis. 40 cases
of Pulmonary and 10 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were transferred
to Ilford.
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1940 :
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 years | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5-15 | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15-25 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 25-35 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 35-45 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 23 | 6 | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 55-65 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Over 65 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 102 | 75 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 4 |
Of the above new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 5 | 2 |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | — | 1 |
| Claybury Emergency Hospital | 8 | 1 |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 5 | — |
| West Ham Emergency Hospital | 4 | 1 |
| Australasian Hospital (Girls' Village Homes) | 4 | — |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 4 | 1 |
Of the 70 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 59 of the cases; 4 were notified after death; 7 were
not notified (10 per cent. of the deaths, or a ratio of 1 in 10). Communications
were sent out to enquire why notification had not been carried out, in 5 cases
the deaths occurred in Institutions where the presence of tuberculosis was
discovered following P.M.; in 1 case the death was certified by the Coroner
after P.M., and in 1 case the doctor certifying death believed notification
had been made previously.
During the year 1940 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | 11 | |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | 14 | — |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 11 | 1 |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 32 | - |