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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 1925
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Cases notified after the death of the patient are not now regarded
as notified cases. Frequent reminders have been sent to the doctors
attending these un-notified and late notified cases calling their attention
to their duty to notify all cases of Tuberculosis which they attend.
The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—
| Glands | 37 | Wrist | 1 |
| Peritoneum | 3 | Meninges | 5 |
| Spine | 3 | Fingers | 2 |
| Hip | 9 | Hand | 3 |
| Abdomen | 1 | Lupus | 3 |
| Abscess of Chest | 1 | Knee | 3 |
| Total | 71 | ||
Analysis of Notifications and Deaths According to Wards. Year 1925.
| Wards | e. | N. | N.W. | S. | s.e. | s:w. | Whole Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population | 21,965 | 24,658 | 24,805 | 13,453 | 13,465 | 17,534 | 115,900 |
| Persons per acre, Census 1921 | 131 | 83 | 69 | 45 | 75 | 57 | 72 |
| Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified | 47 | 33 | 50 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 207 |
| Cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis Notified | 30 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 71 |
| Total Cases Notified | 77 | 40 | 62 | 19 | 34 | 46 | 278 |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 3•5 | 1•6 | 2•5 | 1•4 | 2•5 | 2•6 | 2•4 |
| Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 32 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 104 |
| Deaths from NonPulmonary Tuberculosis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Total Deaths | 39 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 124 |
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 1•8 | 1•1 | 0•6 | 0•4 | 1•5 | 0•9 |