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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
The number of deaths for the year is 102 as compared with
104 for 1933.
1931 1932 1933 1934
Pulmonary deaths 100 92 94 92
Non Pulmonary deaths 14 13 10 10
Analysis of the notifications and deaths for the year according
to sex and age are given in the accompanying tables :—
Particulars of New Cases and of Deaths during the Year 1934.
| Age Periods. | New Cases.* | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 20 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 25 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - | - |
| 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 45 | 10 | 9 | - | 2 | 12 | 5 | - | - |
| 55 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 8 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 82 | 63 | 29 | 23 | 58 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
*Note—Including 26 cases which came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health otherwise than by notification, viz., death returns, "transfers,"
posthumous notification, Forms C and D.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Interval between Notification and Death in 1934.
Not notified 6
Died before notification —
Died within one week of notification 3
,, ,, one week to one month 12
„ ,, one month to six months 22
,, ,, six months to one year 13
,, ,, one to two years 13
,, ,, two to three years 9
„ „ three to four years 5
„ „ four to five years 2
„ „ five to six years 1
,, „ six to seven years 2
M „ seven years and upwards 4
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