Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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The following table shows particulars of new cases of tuberculosis
and of deaths from the disease in the Borough during 1959.
Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary | |||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Under 1 year | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1-5 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5-10 years | - | 1 | — | — | - | — | ||
10-15 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15-20 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
20-25 years | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
25-35 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
35-45 years | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
45-55 years | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
55-65 years | 2 | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | — | |
65 and over | 1 | - | - | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
TOTALS | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
17 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | ||
18 | 5 |
The 5 deaths represent a death rate of 0.08 per 1,000 of the
population.
A comparative summary over the past 20 years for the Borough
is set out in the following table.
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