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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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3. Tuberculosis. During the year 1941 there were 266 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 60 of other forms of Tuberculosis.
36 cases of Pulmonary and 7 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
transferred to Ilford.
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1941:
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratorv | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 vear | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1-5 years | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| 5-15 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 15-25 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 |
| 25-35 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 35-45 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 |
| 45-55 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 55-65 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Over 65 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 159 | 107 | 35 | 25 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 9 |
Of the above new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratorv Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 14 | 9 |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | 6 | 1 |
| Claybury Emergency Hospital | 2 | 1 |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 10 | 1 |
| West Ham Emergency Hospital | 12 | — |
| Australasian Hospital (Girls' Village Homes) | 3 | — |
Of the 87 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 63 of the cases; 6 were notified after death; 17 were
not notified (19.5 per cent, of the deaths, or a ratio of 1 in 5). In 8 cases
the presence of tuberculosis was discovered following P.M.; in 7 cases
notification was thought to have already been made; 1 occurred at a mental
hospital, the patient having no known fixed abode; and 1 was only found
to be suffering from tuberculosis just prior to death. One other death
included by the Registrar-General it has not been possible to trace.
During the year 1941 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| Ilford Residents | 70 | 17 |
| Non - Residents— Claybury Mental Hospital | 41 | — |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 16 | — |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 47 | 1 |