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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| Age Periods. | NEW CASES. | DEATHS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0-1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1-5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5-10 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 10-15 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 15-20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 20-25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 25-35 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 35-45 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 45-55 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 55-65 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| 65 and upwards | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 16 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Six deaths occurred from non-notified cases of tuberculosis and the
ratio of non-notified to total notified deaths from tuberculosis is therefore as
six to twenty-nine.
59 new cases were notified during the year.
14 cases were transferred into the district.
76 cases were removed from the Register.
200 cases remained on the Register at the close of the year.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Adults | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| Children | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 |