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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
Chigwell 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
| Age. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | -__ | 1 | - | - |
| i and under 5 | - | — | — | i | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 .• '5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 ., „ 25 | 3 | 3 | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 .. .. 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 .. » 45 | 5 | 2 | — | - | — | 2 | — | — |
| 45 .. .. 55 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 .. •• 65 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | - | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — |
M.—Male. F.—Female.
Notification is satisfactory. Of the deaths registered from tuberculosis, two
had not been previously notified. The return of deaths from the Register
General exceed the local figure by three.
Laboratory Specimens Examined during the Year.
By the County
Specimen. Bacteriologist.
Diphtheria 79
Sputa 36
Typhoid 3
Ringworm —
General 52
Milk
Ice Cream 15
Water 1
Sewage -
Total 186