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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
Deptford 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as
follows:—
Meningitis 3 Genito-urinary 1
Peripheral glands 8 Skin and other organs 1
Abdominal 4
Bones and joints 11 Total 28
Revision of Notification Register.
During the year 190 cases of Pulmonary and 63 cases of
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were removed from the Register
of Notifications either as cases in which the diagnosis was not
confirmed or cases which were considered "recovered" and not
needing further supervision or as having died or left the district.
With the addition of transfers from other areas and new notifications the Register stands at the end of 1933 as follows:—
| MALES | FEMALES | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un | ider 15 | Over 15 | Under 15 | Over 15 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 34 | 328 | 30 | 236 | 628 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 57 | 38 | 61 | 37 | 193 |
| Totals | 91 | 366 | 91 | 273 | 821 |
Disinfection was carried out in 288 rooms, and articles of
bedding, clothing, &c., were removed for sterilization.