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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
Woolwich 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich
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TABLE 35.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage. | No. | Percentage. | |
| Death before notification | 6 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 |
| „ 0—1 months after notification | 18 | 10.5 | 5 | 20 |
| „ 1-3 „ „ | 21 | 12.3 | 1 | 4 |
| „ 3-12 „ „ | 42 | 24.6 | 1 | 4 |
| „ 1—2 years „ | 16 | 9.4 | 2 | 8 |
| „ 2-5 „ „ | 25 | 14.6 | 4 | 16 |
| „ over 5 years „ | 11 | 6.4 | 1 | 4 |
| „ no information available (Asylum cases, etc.) | 32 | 18.7 | 10 | 40 |
| 171 | 25 | |||
It must be understood that tuberculosis is a chronic disease,
and that in combating its effects action must be undertaken
early. Any action taken must be seriously handicapped by the
lateness of the date of notification as is evidenced from the
preceding table, and this table of course shows fuller use should
be made of the arrangement whereby the tuberculosis officer is
available for consultative work.
75. Source of Infection. Of the 474 cases notified 70
occurred in families where a previous case had been notified
either this year or in preceding years. The primary cases (as
notified) in these cases were as follows:—
Father 11
Mother 9
Brother 8
Sister 10
Husband 4
Wife 1
Son —
Daughter 2
Other relatives 25